Chris Hamilton

Chris Hamilton is the President and CEO of the West Virginia Coal Association. Hamilton, a native of Wheeling, WV has over 40 years of experience in and around the mining industry. He started his mining career as an underground miner and worked as a fire boss and section foreman and several management positions for the Valley Camp Coal Company before serving as deputy director for the West Virginia Department of Mines. Chris has spent the past 35 years with the West Virginia Coal Association in a variety of capacities involving mine safety, legislative, regulatory and government affairs. Hamilton has mine foreman certifications in West Virginia and Ohio and is a graduate of West Virginia University with undergraduate and master's degrees in business and political science. He also serves on several state Coal Boards and Commissions under gubernatorial appointment.