CFO/Secretary Chris Austin
Chris Austin is the Managing Principal of the Sacramento, California office of DPFG. He has been working with the firm since 1998, and has been involved in providing consulting services on over 200 projects and the financing of over $800 million in public improvements for developer and builder clients in California, Nevada and the state of Washington.
Austin's experience includes general real estate consulting matters with specialized experience in planning and implementing public financing districts, negotiating and documenting school district financing transactions, fiscal impact analysis and development feasibility analysis for both residential and non-residential properties. Additionally, he has recently been involved in negotiating and tracking impact fee reimbursements for a recent portfolio acquisition from a national home building company. Austin has also worked on behalf of the development community throughout California in analyzing and negotiating Development Impact Fees.
At the California Building Industry Association (CBIA), he has served as a Committee Member on the Impact Fee Task Force. He is a member of the North State Building Industry Association, the Building Industry Association of Central California, the BIA of the Bay Area and the Urban Land Institute.
Austin received his bachelor’s degree in finance from Arizona State University.
He was elected to serve as CBIA’s CFO/Secretary for 2012.
