is an entrepreneur, developer and founder + CEO of bdg. For nearly five years he helped build Plumtree – the product and the company. Social Collective, Inc., his newest venture, powers the social networking and scheduling behind dozens of great events including SXSW and Oracle OpenWorld. Chris is an alumnus of Stanford University’s computer science program, an innovative thinker, an irreverent blogger, and a professional public speaker.









“I am LOVING my.sxsw! The deer in headlights look at tradeshows will be eliminated because of you guys. Great work!”
– Molly B.

“Preparing schedule on MYSXSW – what a great useful tool and good example of an event using social media the right way.”
– Juergen L.
UPCOMING EVENTS

San Francisco, CA
September, 2010

Long Beach, CA
June, 2011
Chris has been a featured speaker and keynoter at events of all shapes and sizes. Here are some of the highlights:

Plumtree Odysseys ‘99-‘05, BEAWorld ‘06, Participate ‘07
BEA Participate ‘08
BEA Participate ‘08 Keynote
SXSW ‘09
Reflecting on SXSW Interactive ‘09
Social Business Seminar (with Jeff DeCagna)
NTC: Unleashing the Ultimate Cool Factor
ODTUG: Top Ten Tips for Java Developers on WLS
Oracle OpenWorld ‘09