Christopher Cannon is the Director of Environmental Management  for the Port of Los Angeles, a position he has held since October  2010. In 2015, he was named Chief Sustainability Officer of the  Port. 

In this role, Mr. Cannon is responsible for balancing commerce and  growth with ecological sustainability and social responsibility at the  nation’s busiest container port. The Environmental Management  

Division provides full environmental services related to water, soils and sediments, air  and biological resources, and is responsible for preparation of environmental impact  assessments mandated by state and federal law; special studies involving dredging, noise abatement, water quality and air quality; site restoration, remediation and  contamination characterizations; wildlife management; and establishment of policies  regarding environmental quality issues. 

Mr. Cannon first worked at the Port of Los Angeles as a consultant, starting in 2004,  where he worked with the Port Environmental Management Division’s Air Quality and  CEQA groups, supporting the development of key air projects such as the Clean Air  Action Plan as well as the Harbor Department’s efforts to complete critical  environmental impact reports for Port-related projects. In 2008, he helped to develop  and served as the Project Manager of the Port’s highly successful Clean Truck  Program. 

Mr. Cannon has 28 years of experience in the environmental services industry, working  on a range of projects while employed by ENVIRON International Corporation and TRC  Environmental Solutions. 

Mr. Cannon also spent two years as a legislative assistant for environmental policy on  the Washington, D.C. staff of U.S. Representative Martin Sabo of Minnesota. 

Cannon received a bachelor’s degree in Government from Dartmouth College and a law  degree from University of California at Berkeley’s Boalt Hall School of Law. He currently  lives in Los Angeles.