Chris is an accomplished executive coach and facilitator, having led programs teaching leadership and management skills to over 10,000 people across multiple industries and countries. He has three decades of experience improving how organizations, teams, and individuals work. Chris is one of the original developers of Commitment-based Management, one of the major management innovations of the past thirty years, and his master’s thesis was one of the first papers on ontological coaching. He is the founder and CEO of Stratam, a strategic partner of Trium’s focused on creating masterpiece cultures (listen to our One of One podcast on Leadership as Masterpiece Creation with Chris). He is also a serious student of Eastern philosophy, a lifelong gamer, and—with his daughter—a horseback rider.

What Clients Say. Clients value Chris’s incisive insights, pragmatic approach, and unwavering focus on business impact, combined with his ability to support deep developmental journeys.

Education. Chris has a BA in philosophy from Pomona College and an MA in the philosophy of language from International College under the tutelage of Dr. Fernando Flores.

Clients. Chris has coached clients at Apple, Automation Anywhere, Blizzard Entertainment, Bonfire Studios, Discovery Channel, Poly Inc., Silicon Graphics Inc., Telesign, and Warner Music Group, as well as numerous companies in finance, pharma, healthcare, energy, and manufacturing.