Chris Samsa
Workshop Facilitator & Ceremony Support, Cultivating Pride & Authenticity Program

Chris, a Positive Psychologist, Professional Certified Coach, and co-founder of The Gay Happiness Project, a not-for-profit wellbeing program designed to help gay men increase their happiness and life satisfaction, brings to Reunion over 10 years of experience in behavioral change and neuroscience. He wholeheartedly believes that we can all be happier and that kindness, compassion, and understanding ourselves are the keys to unlocking true happiness.

With experience in both the private and public sectors, he has worked with clients including the BBC, Microsoft, Google, VISA, Deloitte, Publicis, Salesforce, and Ernst & Young.

As a buddy for the Terrance Higgins Trust, Chris helps to support many gay men living with an AIDS diagnosis who experience discrimination. Before his business career, Chris worked as a professional actor and cabaret singer in Paris.