Chris Story has lived in Spartanburg since age 13. He was educated in District 7 Schools. He graduated from Wofford College with a B.A. in Economics and has since participated in a variety of post-graduate coursework in business and public administration at Clemson and USC. In the late 1990s, he was the Executive Director of the City-initiated community strategic planning process called Spartanburg Share the Vision. From 2000 through 2009, he was Assistant County Administrator with Spartanburg County, participating in all aspects of local government management. In 2009, he was thrilled to return to the city, serving as Assistant City Manager before being promoted to City Manager in 2018
He has lived for over 20 years in the Duncan Park neighborhood. His wife, Jessalyn, a Spartanburg native, is the Director of the Center for Community-based Learning at Wofford College. They have a 10-year-old son and a 6-year-old daughter.
Chris loves wrestling with the issues of effectiveness, value, and equity inherent in local government management. However, he finds it a particular privilege to serve a city that includes his parents, his in-laws, and countless old and new friends.