# Chris Romer

> Chris Romer is a Denver-based entrepreneur, Project Canary co-founder and former CEO, identified in the supplied brief and public business profiles as Executive Chairman. His career includes public finance at JPMorgan and Citibank, service in Colorado’s Senate, education philanthropy, and co-founding Guild Education. At Project Canary he advocated continuous methane measurement and the use of environmental data in energy markets.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Executive Chairman at Project Canary
- **Organizations:** Project Canary, Guild Education, Colorado State Senate, JPMorgan Chase, Citibank, Colorado I Have a Dream Foundation, KIPP Denver
- **From:** Denver, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA in Economics, with distinction, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Project Canary and led it during its 2021 and 2022 venture financings., Co-founded Guild Education and worked on university partnerships., Served as a Colorado state senator representing south Denver.

## Career timeline

- **1983** — Completed economics studies at Stanford University.
- **1988** — Helped found Colorado I Have a Dream Foundation.
- **2006** — Elected to Colorado Senate District 32.
- **2007** — Sworn into the Colorado Senate on January 10.
- **2008** — Left JPMorgan and became president of KIPP’s Denver school network.
- **2011** — Reached the Denver mayoral runoff and lost to Michael Hancock.
- **2015** — Co-founded Guild Education with Rachel Romer and Brittany Stich.
- **2019** — Co-founded Project Canary and served as CEO.
- **2022** — Project Canary announced $111 million in Series B financing while Romer was CEO.
- **2023** — Stepped aside as CEO in August and moved into a chairman role; Tim Romer and Will Foiles became co-CEOs.
- **2024** — Publicly welcomed Scott Lang’s appointment as Project Canary CEO and chairman in March.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Project Canary and led it during its 2021 and 2022 venture financings.
- Co-founded Guild Education and worked on university partnerships.
- Served as a Colorado state senator representing south Denver.
- Helped found Colorado I Have a Dream Foundation.
- Received Colorado I Have a Dream’s McHugh Award in 2015.
- Helped pass Colorado’s Clean Air, Clean Jobs legislation, according to Frontier Venture Capital’s 2022 biography.

## Latest updates

- **2024-03** — Romer welcomed Scott Lang’s appointment as Project Canary CEO and chairman in a public LinkedIn post.
- **2023-08** — Romer moved out of the CEO role and into a chairman role as Tim Romer and Will Foiles became co-CEOs.

## Links

- Website: https://www.projectcanary.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-romer-88252440

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Last updated: 2026-10-11