Chris draws from a 25-year distinguished career as a venture capitalist and strategy consultant to bring real-world experience to his coaching and teaching.
Background
Chris brings 25 years of high-level practical experience as a strategy consultant, venture capitalist, and private equity investor to his coaching and teaching practice. As a professor at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business, his ability to connect theory with compelling, real-life anecdotes has earned him consistently high student ratings of 4.9 and 4.7 out of 5.
He has advised Fortune 100 and global companies on strategy and innovation, working directly with renowned business theorists like Michael Porter at Monitor Consulting and Clayton Christensen at Innosight Consulting.
As a consultant and venture capital partner, he has a proven track record of driving significant business growth. He has guided companies through turnaround processes to reverse sales declines and coached the executive teams of numerous startups through their creation and rapid early growth.

Select Experience
- Delivers programs focused on a range of executives from C-suite leaders to front line managers. Clients include Fortune 100 companies, universities, start-ups and non-profit organizations.
- Lead instructor and coach for one of Tandem Solutions’ most popular courses. Chris has received 4/7 out of 5 rating from class participants for the last four years in the oversubscribed program.
- Chris coaches leaders to achieve career-defining results, consistently guiding them to secure promotions and earn formal recognition.
Education/Certifications
- Certified TandemCoach
- Professional Certified Coach through International Coaching Federation
- Leadership Coaching Certification, American University
- Masters of Business Administration, Harvard University
- Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University


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