As Senior Vice President of Engineering at Twilio, he leads the Data, Identity, Security, and Unified Builder Experience teams, driving innovation and scalability across Twilio’s platform. His focus is on building secure, data-driven, and intuitive developer experiences, ensuring that Twilio’s technology accelerates customer success and business growth.
Before Twilio, Chris was SVP of Engineering at ForgeRock, leading global engineering. Before that, he served as SVP of Engineering at MuleSoft (a Salesforce company), leading the engineering teams responsible for Core Platform, API and Security Platform, the industry’s premier application network platform.
With over 30 years of experience in engineering, security, and operational leadership, he has held leadership roles at Lookout Mobile Security, Jive Software, Mozilla, and Western Asset Management. He is also an angel investor and entrepreneur, passionate about scaling teams, aligning engineering with business strategy, and fostering cultures of innovation.
Chris thrives at the intersection of technology, security, and business, ensuring that engineering organizations build world-class products that drive meaningful impact and competitive advantage, all while keeping customer experience at the center. His leadership is rooted in the belief that engineering excellence is most powerful when it enhances customer engagement, usability, and trust.