Chris Hobbs serves as Chief Operating Officer for Arabella Advisors. Arabella provides guidance and support to changemakers pursuing significant social and environmental impact. An award-winning consulting firm and certified B Corporation, Arabella is dedicated to making philanthropic work more efficient, effective, and equitable.
As COO, Chris oversees Arabella’s culture and talent, real estate, and technology functions. Working closely with the organization’s leadership team, Chris also sets and implements Arabella’s strategy. He is focused on creating an operating environment that allows Arabella to effectively help its clients achieve the ambitious social impact they seek. His expertise spans organizational capacity and infrastructure, talent development and retention, strategy implementation, and risk management.
Prior to becoming COO, Chris led Arabella’s management of several nonprofit organizations and funds. Under Chris’s leadership, Arabella moved the philanthropic field forward in establishing the practice of fiscal sponsorship and the use of intermediaries as an industry standard for innovation, advocacy, and donor collaboration.