Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President, Bill Christensen enters his 32nd season with the Trail Blazers and Rose Quarter in 2023-24. In his role, Christensen oversees the financial and legal operations of the team and arena, including budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, legal affairs and contract negotiation.  

After starting as a part-time Retail employee, Christensen moved into an accountant position when the team took up management of the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in 1993. He has since held the position of Controller for team properties Action Sports Media, Oregon Arena Corporation and Rose City Radio before being promoted to Senior Financial Analyst for the Trail Blazers in 2005 and Vice President of Finance in 2010.

A member of the 2009 Portland Business Alliance’s Leadership Portland program, Christensen is the Treasurer of the Trail Blazers Foundation. A Portland-area native and Oregon State University graduate, Bill and his wife (Kim) reside in Lake Oswego.