Chris Craytor

Chris Craytor is the CEO of ACAC Fitness and Wellness Centers & Welld Health.

Founded in 1984, ACAC is a chain of 14 first-class health and wellness facilities located in Virginia, Pennsylvania and South Carolina. Chris joined ACAC in 2004 and has served in a variety of roles prior to being named CEO in 2020, including most recently as President and COO. Chris sets the strategic vision and direction for the organization and its 2,000 team members, with a particular focus on real estate, construction, finance, and sales.

Chris also founded Welld Health in 2018. A preventive health software platform, Welld connects community health providers such as fitness centers, YMCAs, JCCs, pharmacies and more to the traditional health care system and its payors. Welld processes millions in health care transactions for its clients across the country and currently serves more than 6,000 locations around the country.

In addition to his roles with ACAC and Welld Health, Chris serves as Chair of the Board of Directors for the Health & Fitness Association (formerly IHRSA),the largest trade association for fitness operators in the world. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a double major in Finance and Computer Applications and lives in Charlottesville, Virginia with his family.

Chris is also a speaker at Beyond Activ Americas.