Chris Dillon has been a member of SECU for over 25 years and has served as a director on the SECU and SECU Foundation Boards since 2026. He is the Government Affairs and Public Policy Director for Brightspeed, where he manages relationships with state and local government officials, regulatory agencies, broadband offices, and community stakeholders.
Dillon previously served as Assistant County Manager for Vance County and as Vice President of Government Affairs for the North Carolina Railroad Company. He also held senior leadership positions in Wake County Government and served in the North Carolina Senate as Deputy Chief of Staff for Special Projects.
Dillon received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Campbell University and completed executive and leadership training through the Public Executive Leadership Academy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the High Performance Leadership Academy.
