Chris R. Lane
Vice President, Environmental Affairs
Chris Lane is vice president of environmental affairs for Xanterra Parks & Resorts the country’s largest national park concessioner, operating lodges, restaurants and other concessions at Yellowstone, the South Rim of Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, Zion, Crater Lake, Petrified Forest, Mount Rushmore, Rocky Mountain, and Death Valley National Parks, seven Ohio State Parks and several private resorts. Lane has more than 14 years of environmental management experience in the resort and tourism industry. Lane is responsible for developing company-wide environmental management systems and managing all aspects of company environmental affairs including sustainable design, energy and water efficiency, pollution prevention, and federal and state regulatory compliance.
Under Lane’s leadership, Xanterra has won more than 45 national environmental awards and received nineteen third-party environmental certifications including ISO 14001, Clean Marina, Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary System, and the US Green Building Council’s LEED green building rating system certification.
Lane has served on the Governor’s Pollution Prevention Board. Prior to joining Xanterra, Lane was with Aspen Skiing Company as director of environmental affairs. Prior to this he was project director for a regional land conservation project, program director for the Sierra Club, and an environmental consultant at IRT Environment Inc. Lane also served as an elected official.
He holds a bachelor of science degree in environmental engineering from the University of Florida and is a LEED Accredited Professional and Certified Environmental Systems Manager.
