Christopher Oxendine

Dr. Christopher E. Oxendine currently serves as the Director for Defense and Intelligence Solutions at Esri. Before joining Esri, Chris served over 26 years in the U.S. Army. In his last assignment, Chris served as the Director of the Center for Environmental and Geographic Studies and an Associate Professor of Geospatial Information Sciences in the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering at the United States Military Academy. Chris is a member of the Lumbee Tribe in North Carolina. He is a retired ultramarathoner and now enjoys rowing. He holds a PhD in Earth Systems and GeoInformation Science from George Mason University, a Master of Science in Cartography/GIS from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a Bachelor of Science in Mapping, Charting, & Geodesy from West Point. His GIS interests include acquiring and analyzing geospatial data, including UAS and terrestrial laser scanning, 3D visualization, and GIS analysis.