Biography

Chris is on the Steering Comittee of the GSF for Avanade, and co-chairs the Open Source working group; speaking regularly at meetups and conferences about green software engineering practices. Chris is the Head of Open Technologies the Office of the CTO at Avanade, focusing on the open innovation ecosystem, including academia, foundations, start-ups, and Avanade's Open-Source projects office. Outside work, Chris is a Microsoft MVP with a burning passion for sustainability, and the Chief Sustainability Blueprints Officer for OpenUK. Chris is undertaking a doctorate in green software engineering, and is a graduate in Law from Aberystwyth, and Data Science, Technology & Innovation at Edinburgh. Chris's background was in legal and financial services, focusing on organisational transformation and the new. Previously, Chris led the Emerging Technology Engineering team, driving the future of technology.