Christian is the President and CEO of the ECNL, and was one of the founders of both the girls and boys leagues. Lavers is also the Director of Coaching and Methodology at FC Wisconsin, with experience coaching in youth, collegiate, and professional soccer, and has worked as US Club Soccer’s Executive Vice President overseeing league development, the id2 Program, and other technical areas. Previously, Christian was a corporate and IP attorney representing both small businesses and Fortune 100 companies. He earned a Business Administration degree in 1998 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he was also a member of the men’s soccer team, and received both a Masters of Business Administration and a law degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2004.