Executing Toast's mission to "empower the restaurant community to delight guests, do what they love, and thrive," Chris led the team in recent achievements including, but not limited to: becoming a finalist in the 2019 SXSW Interactive New Economy category, being named to the 2019 Forbes Fintech 50 and the 2018 & 2017 Forbes Cloud 100, Toast's listing as a "leader" in the IDC 2018 POS landscape, and, reaching number three on the 2017 Deloitte Fast 500 Fastest Growing Companies in North America. Previous to Toast, Chris has been an accomplished Executive and General Manager with an extensive background leading best-in-class SaaS, software and consulting organizations. Prior to Toast, Chris led all Customer Success functions with Acquia, spearheading the Acquia Experience during its continued high growth. Previously he led all client facing functions for Endeca (now Oracle) after a consulting career at well-respected firms such as Keane and Cambridge Technology Partners.