Brent Christopher joined Communities Foundation of Texas as president and chief executive officer in August, 2005. CFT began its history as Dallas Community Chest Trust Fund in1953, and since then it has grown significantly in size and scope to bring visionary philanthropists and worthy causes together.  Through the foundation, more than $750 million in grants have been made to support charitable causes.

Brent is a graduate of The University of Texas School of Law in Austin, Texas.  He began his professional career in Dallas with the law firm, Cowles & Thompson, P.C., where he specialized in professional liability defense for attorneys and product liability defense.  Prior to joining CFT, Brent served as director of development for the giving programs at Children’s Medical Center Dallas during the hospital’s successful $150 million wePromise Campaign.  Before his post with Children’s, he served as vice president for advancement at Dallas Baptist University, where he led strategies for effective fundraising, communication with constituents and marketing.  Previously at the university, he served as general counsel and assistant to the president, as well as assistant professor of political science.

At the University of Nottingham in England, Brent earned a master’s degree in Political Economy and Political Culture.  He also is a graduate of Baylor University in Waco, Texas, where he earned a B.B.A. in Public Administration and Economics.

Among other professional, civic and personal activities, Brent is a member of Highland Park Presbyterian Church, where he serves as a reserve deacon and a trustee of the Highland Park Presbyterian Church Foundation.  He previously chaired the Permit and License Appeal Board for the City of Dallas at the appointment of the mayor, and he currently serves as a board member for the Entrepreneurs Foundation of North Texas and a member of the President’s Advisory Council for the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts.