Chris Galler is the Chief Executive Officer for the over 18,000 member Minnesota Association of REALTORS®. In this role, he is responsible for the effective operation of the Association and its subsidiaries; for the direction of operations and activities of the organization as a whole; and for advising and making recommendations to the Officers, Executive Committee and the Board of Directors. He has been in the real estate industry since 1985 and has been with the Minnesota Association of REALTORS® since 1996.
Chris has a unique ability to make complex concepts understandable and to transform technical information into usable material for decision makers. He has been teaching a variety of real estate industry courses for 15 years specializing in agency law, demographic trends, fair housing, industry change, and legislative issues.
Chris received a Bachelor of Science in Business Marketing from the University of Michigan and attended Ferris State University. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Real Estate Data Protection Legal Association and Asian Real Estate Association of America – Twin Cities Chapter. Chris also serves as the Treasurer for the Minnesota REALTORS Political Action Committee.