Chris Dowell Biography
Jon Christian “Chris” Dowell was born in Washington, DC and graduated from
the University of Virginia in 1974 with a Bachelor of Art degree in Psychology. That
same year he entered active duty service in the Armed Forces and was
commissioned an Ensign in the United States Navy. Chris completed twenty years
of active duty service as a Fighter/Attack Pilot, spending the majority of his career
operating from deployed US naval forces throughout the world. Additionally, Chris
completed an eighteen-month assignment to the French Naval War College in Paris
and a thirty-month operational exchange assignment flying with French Naval Forces
in southern France. Chris capped his naval career with a Pentagon assignment as
a Congressional Liaison Officer and Air Specialist during which time he prepared
congressional testimony and senior level briefings on foreign and domestic issues.
A major challenge of this assignment was the “downsizing” of the US Navy, involving
both the re-organization and changing missions of our Armed Forces. Chris’
leadership experiences and international exposure provided him with a strong
appreciation for sound leadership and management principals.
Upon completion of his naval career, Chris entered the private sector in the field
of executive search with D. E. Foster Partners, Inc. His career has advanced
professionally with a move to The Abbott Group Executive Search as Senior Vice
President and Partner, and later to James Martin & Co, a Fairfax, Virginia based
information technology and management consulting firm, as Director of Staffing and
Recruiting. Chris returned to Foster Partners in 1999 to serve as its Managing
Director in Charge of the Washington, DC office and Practice Leader of the Non-
Profit and Federal Government Practices. In 2002, Chris and several of his previous
associates left Foster Partners to form the Breckenridge Group Executive Search;
Chris leads the Association Practice for The Breckenridge Group. With offices in the
Washington, DC area and New York City, the Breckenridge Group is committed to
providing quality service to their existing clients throughout the country.
Chris holds a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Virginia, a Master’s
Degree in Business Administration and Management from Webster University, and
is a graduate of the French Postgraduate Naval War College. He is a member of the
American Society for Association Executives, the Society of Human Resource
Management and numerous other professional societies. Chris and his wife, Holly
Carter, have been married for 38 years and have four children, ages 23 to 32.
the University of Virginia in 1974 with a Bachelor of Art degree in Psychology. That
same year he entered active duty service in the Armed Forces and was
commissioned an Ensign in the United States Navy. Chris completed twenty years
of active duty service as a Fighter/Attack Pilot, spending the majority of his career
operating from deployed US naval forces throughout the world. Additionally, Chris
completed an eighteen-month assignment to the French Naval War College in Paris
and a thirty-month operational exchange assignment flying with French Naval Forces
in southern France. Chris capped his naval career with a Pentagon assignment as
a Congressional Liaison Officer and Air Specialist during which time he prepared
congressional testimony and senior level briefings on foreign and domestic issues.
A major challenge of this assignment was the “downsizing” of the US Navy, involving
both the re-organization and changing missions of our Armed Forces. Chris’
leadership experiences and international exposure provided him with a strong
appreciation for sound leadership and management principals.
Upon completion of his naval career, Chris entered the private sector in the field
of executive search with D. E. Foster Partners, Inc. His career has advanced
professionally with a move to The Abbott Group Executive Search as Senior Vice
President and Partner, and later to James Martin & Co, a Fairfax, Virginia based
information technology and management consulting firm, as Director of Staffing and
Recruiting. Chris returned to Foster Partners in 1999 to serve as its Managing
Director in Charge of the Washington, DC office and Practice Leader of the Non-
Profit and Federal Government Practices. In 2002, Chris and several of his previous
associates left Foster Partners to form the Breckenridge Group Executive Search;
Chris leads the Association Practice for The Breckenridge Group. With offices in the
Washington, DC area and New York City, the Breckenridge Group is committed to
providing quality service to their existing clients throughout the country.
Chris holds a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Virginia, a Master’s
Degree in Business Administration and Management from Webster University, and
is a graduate of the French Postgraduate Naval War College. He is a member of the
American Society for Association Executives, the Society of Human Resource
Management and numerous other professional societies. Chris and his wife, Holly
Carter, have been married for 38 years and have four children, ages 23 to 32.
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