Chris Reger is a Flagstaff native currently teaching data science and analytics courses for Galvanize. After serving six years on submarines in the Navy, he left the service and worked on software consulting projects for a number of government agencies across the US and New Zealand. He moved back to Arizona in 2017 after taking time to hike the Pacific Crest Trail, first landing in Chinle, AZ before recently making the move back to Flagstaff. He is involved with a number of veteran service organizations including the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Disabled American Veterans. Chris cares deeply about environmental issues and protecting public lands.