Christopher T. Hanson

Christopher T. Hanson is an American bureaucrat and the current chair of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

He was sworn as a NRC Commissioner on June 8, 2020. He was previously a staff member on the Senate Appropriations Committee, as well as a Department of Energy official.

Previously he was a consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton, where he led energy projects for government and industry.

President Biden designated Hanson as chairman of the NRC effective January 20, 2021.

He has a master's from Yale Divinity School and Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Religious Studies from Valparaiso University.