Christopher Cannon, CFRE, is a managing associate at Bentz Whaley Flessner. Mr. Cannon's areas of expertise include fundraising systems, operations staffing issues, database management, business intelligence and data reporting, database conversion projects, gift processing and acknowledgement, and technology needs. He has led fundraising operations at Saint Louis University, Saint Louis Zoo, and the Saint Louis Science Center. Bentz Whaley Flessner's clients have turned to Mr. Cannon for strategic counsel on many database systems.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Cannon served as Research and Development Services director at Saint Louis University where he managed an advancement services team of 19, provided leadership for the university's $300 million campaign, and directed an interdepartmental database conversion team.

Mr. Cannon earned a Master of Arts from The University of Kansas and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Truman State University. He has been a featured speaker at APRA, AFP, and other conferences and has written articles for AFP's Advancing Philanthropy, APRA's Connections, and AHP's Journal.