Christian Vetter

Retail Market Analyst

 

Christian is the Managing  Principal at Vetter Consulting Enterprises, LLC. His prior professional experience includes a Principal for Market and Feasibility Advisors, and a Senior Associate at Economics Research Associates and AECOM. Prior to re-locating to Chicago in 2001, Christian worked in Germany for BKC and OPLA, both consulting practices focused on community consulting, land use, downtown revitalization, and redevelopment, planning and economic impact assessments.

Christian has completed assignments for public and private clients, covering market and feasibility studies, highest and best use assessments, economic and fiscal impact assessments and private-public partnerships in a variety of real estate related fields, utilizing and analyzing a broad spectrum of data sources and socio-economic, commercial and demographic indices. Assignments included impact studies, commercial and residential real estate market analyses, RDE, leisure, hospitality, tourism, sports and recreational projects, downtown revitalization projects, comprehensive plans, and public-private partnerships. Christian teams with New Venture Advisors to provide retail demand assessments for our mixed-use food facility projects.

Christian received undergraduate and master’s degrees from the University of Augsburg, Germany, with a focus in economics.

 Whatcom County Food System Plan

New Venture Advisors supported Whatcom County staff and the Food System Committee in developing the Whatcom County Food System Plan, a 10-year roadmap for a more equitable and resilient food system. NVA led plan development, community engagement, and cross-sector strategy, integrating agriculture, fisheries and marine harvest, processing, distribution, and access to strengthen the regional food economy. (2023)

 Whatcom Local Food Campus

Whatcom Community Foundation continues to partner with New Venture Advisors to guide the development of the Kitchens@Millworks —a bold project uniting health, equity, and market access. Building on previous work with the Farm to Freezer program, the team developed an operational model, financial analysis, and partner strategy. NVA is evaluating expansion of farm-to-institution efforts and their potential relocation to the new campus. Advanced financial models support a multi-operator facility encompassing production, aggregation, retail, and community programs. (2026)