Profile
Chris is a consulting executive with proven credentials in enterprise architecture & technology strategy, infrastructure & application optimization, and digital transformation. He has more than 20 years of experience delivering complex programs, with a focus on the alignment of IT strategies with associated business goals, customer expectations, change initiatives to deliver real-world value for clients. This includes expertise solution sets that leverage AI, automation, cloud capabilities, cyber defense & information security, integration services, data analytics, data strategy, and data management. Chris has deep insight into the ways technology can enable business change and empower the people who are at the core of every enterprise to deliver business value.
Professional Background
Chris was Client Partner at CEI where he ensured client needs were matched with delivery of key service offerings. In prior life he was a Principal at Liberty Advisor Group, Engagement Manager at PwC/Strategy&, and Senior Associate at Booz&Co and Diamond Management and Technology Consultants. His professional career began with hands-on technology architecture and implementation in corporate retail and later at IBM where he learned the importance of bridging technical know-how and business insight to deliver real-world value. Prior, Chris was a Combat Medic NCO in the US Army.
Education
Chris has a History degree from Boston University.
Furthermore
In addition to writing and speaking on the topic of enterprise architecture for various publications and trade organizations, Chris authored “The People Problem: A Primer to Architecting the Enterprise as an Enterprise Architect” which rose to #16 on Amazon’s Top Selling Business Books list.