Chris is director of brand marketing operations at Shopify, where he supports the company's mission of making commerce better for everyone by leading a range of teams including community events and partnerships in New York and LA, brand management, marketing ops and video, and other brand-building programs. Previously, he led a 60-person global marketing team at Xerox and spent 10+ years at media brands shaping global conversations on business, the economy and culture including The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Forbes and Hearst Magazines. Chris was born and raised in Hawaii and lives in New York City.