Chris Osgood serves as the Mayor’s Interim Chief of Streets.

Managing the City’s 800 miles of roadway and 1,600 miles of sidewalks, the team in the Streets Cabinet focuses every day on ensuring travel in our city is safe and reliable, that our streets are accessible and welcoming, and that core City services are delivered efficiently and well.  

Prior to this interim role, Chris served as the Mayor’s Senior Advisor for Infrastructure and led the City’s Office of Climate Resilience -- Boston’s all-of-government response to the challenges of coastal flooding, stormwater flooding, and extreme heat.  

Chris first joined the City of Boston team in 2006 and has served in a range of roles.  Those include Mayoral Advisor, co-founder and co-chair of the Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics, Chief of Streets, and Chief of Staff.  Across all of these roles, Chris has focused on collaborating with colleagues and constituents to make Boston an even better place to live and work. 

A resident of Jamaica Plain, Chris is an alum of City Year, Haverford College and the Harvard Business School.