Chris runs Nomad Ventures, an early stage Venture Capital firm investing in high network effect businesses with Marketplace dynamics spanning SaaS, Fintech, Consumer and Deep Tech. Prior to Nomad, Chris was one of the first 200 employees at Uber and spent 5 years building that business, first as the Regional General Manager of the South Region for the Rides (uberX) business and then on the Founding Team of UberEats as the Regional General Manager of 1/2 of North America. Chris was also the Senior Vice President of Global Operations at Bird Scooters as the company grew from $100M to $2B and expanded to cities around the world. Prior to Uber, Chris worked in Private Equity at HIG Capital and also founded his own eCommerce startup, which he sold to a competitor in less than 18 months. He graduated from Northwestern University with BAs in Mathematics and Economics, and holds an MBA in Entrepreneurial Management from the Wharton School of Business, where he ran the Private Equity and Venture Capital Association.