Chris Weiler serves as the Race Director for the Silicon Valley Leadership Group Foundation. In this role he oversees all aspects related to the planning and execution of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group Foundation's charitable running events which donate more than $1M annually to local charities. These events are headlined by the Applied Materials Silicon Valley Turkey Trot which at 20,000+ participants is America's largest thanksgiving Day race.

A graduate of the University of California San Diego with a degree in Quantitative Economics and Decision Science. His lifelong passion for endurance events along with a love of community and supporting those in need has led Chris to this role where he can accomplish all three together. Chris enjoys time exercising with his wife and daughter and loves running into people out on the trails who comment "Hey you're the Turkey Trot guy", “Yes I am!”.