Chris Saunders

Owner & Chief Executive Officer

Chris Saunders is the Owner and Founder of CRS Hospitality, who leads the company's vision and overall direction.

With 21 years of experience in the real estate industry, Saunders has acquired and developed real estate, including Student Housing, Multifamily, Affordable, Retail, Single Family Industrial and Office across the United States. 

Additionally, he is the President and Owner of Green Street Realty, a Champaign, Illinois based real estate company as well as the Co-owner of Insurance Providers Group, an independent insurance agency with six offices throughout Central Illinois.

Chris has his  undergraduate and master’s degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Saunders competed in Track and Field and Cross Country for the Fighting Illini, earning All-American honors in Track and Field during his career. Chris currently resides in Urbana, Illinois.