Chris Trumpy was born in British Columbia and obtained a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of British Columbia in 1978. He holds a Certified General Accountant designation.

He joined the provincial government in 1979, and after working in a number of areas in the Ministry of Finance, was appointed deputy minister in 1998.

Between 2001 and 2007, Mr. Trumpy served as deputy minister in the Ministries of Provincial Revenue, Sustainable Resource Management and Environment before returning to the Ministry of Finance in 2007. He was also chair of the British Columbia Investment Management Corporation from 1998 to 2007.

In March 2008, he became chair of the Board of Directors for Pacific Carbon Trust (PCT) and in January 2010, was appointed to the Puget Sound Energy and Puget Energy boards.  He also serves on the board of the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence and the Coast Opportunities Fund.

Mr. Trumpy retired from the provincial government in March 2009 but continues his work with PCT.