Chris came to the startup world through Eastern Europe, where he helped manage the first accelerator in Estonia. He then co-founded a micro fund in Hungary, and since then he's worked in different roles in the startup scene in Europe and the US.
In New York, he's worked on programs that drive startup/corporate collaboration, and was the General Manager at the
New York University Data Future Labs before leading
IBM Global Entrepreneur Program for the East Coast. Most recently, he was a part of the core investment team at
500 Startups, and led one of the regional accelerator program for 500.