Christopher Butler is a Senior Consultant at Academic Search, where he has over a decade of experience specializing in executive job searches for the higher education sector. Based in the Washington DC-Baltimore area, he partners with institutional stakeholders and search committees to identify senior leadership talent, conduct background research, and develop strategic marketing materials. Prior to his career in executive search, Christopher served as a Project Manager and Editorial Coordinator at Apex CoVantage, managing academic manuscripts and overseeing teams of freelance editors across various style guidelines including Chicago and APA. His extensive academic background includes over seven years at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as a PhD Researcher and Teaching Assistant, where he conducted ethnographic fieldwork and archival research on Indigeneity and class. Christopher also held editorial roles at The Daily Athenaeum and worked as a Research Historian for Horizon Research Consultants. He holds a PhD in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a Graduate Certificate in Cultural Resource Management, and a BA in History and Sociology from West Virginia University.