Chris Lugo (he/him/his) is the Executive Director of the OUT Georgia Business Alliance, proudly serving as Georgia’s LGBTQ+ and Allied Chamber of Commerce.

Lugo is a dynamic and energetic queer leader with a passion for serving others with generosity, empathy, and respect. As Executive Director of OUT Georgia, he is charged with advancing the mission and vision of the nonprofit chamber through a focus on Advocacy, Business & Economic Development, and Community Impact.

He has been instrumental in leading the organization’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging efforts; statewide expansion and Membership growth; and strategic planning and program development, including the launch of the OUT Georgia Impact Fund and TGX360, a employment and entrepreneurship program centering Transgender, Nonbinary, and Gender Expansive Georgians.

Lugo is honored to serve on the City of Atlanta Mayor’s LGBTQ Advisory Board as co-chair of its Economic and Community Development Committee; as a Board Member of Out on Film; and as a member of Atlanta Hawks’ LGBTQIA+ Pride Council and Cobb Chamber’s DE&I Council.

Lugo previously held marketing, fundraising, and nonprofit management positions with IBM Corporation, Direct Energy Business, Alzheimer’s Association, and most recently The Cavaliers, a Chicago-based nonprofit developing young leaders through the performing arts, where he served as the organization's first-ever Executive Director.

Lugo is a proud alumnus of the University of Florida and is married to his long-time partner and husband Pyro Lugo-Allen, who both reside in Atlanta, Georgia, with their dog Varik.