Chris is a Managing Partner of Jackson Dearborn Partners. Chris is involved in all aspects of JDP’s strategic growth plan, helping to guide the company’s vision and overall direction.
With 18 years of experience, Chris has acquired and developed more than $500 million of real estate, including Student Housing, Multifamily, Affordable, Retail, Industrial and Office. He is the President and Owner of Green Street Realty, a Champaign, Illinois based real estate company that manages over 3,000 student housing beds, 2,000 multifamily units and 350,000 square feet of office, industrial and retail. He is the Founder and President of Sub 4 Development Company, a Construction Management company that has completed over $300 million of new developments. Sub 4 has offices in Champaign, Illinois, Scottsdale, Arizona and Denver, Colorado. In addition, Chris is the Co-owner of Insurance Providers Group, an independent insurance agency with six offices throughout Central Illinois.
Chris has and undergraduate and master’s degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Saunders competed in Track and Field and Cross Country for the Fighting Illini, earning All-American honors in Track and Field during his career. Chris currently resides in Urbana, Illinois with his wife Jodi and their four children.