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Chris Kocher
Chris Kocher, a 30-year veteran of Silicon Valley and multiple innovation and investment cycles, brings a wealth of strategic and hands-on operating experience to help companies build both revenue and shareholder value. He works with companies on innovating with new business models and product strategies in disruptive markets.
Chris is a founder and managing director of Grey Heron, a venture acceleration consulting firm. He has worked with investors, CEOs and executive teams to help build winners and grow long-term value. Along the way, Grey Heron has worked with more than 130 companies, built breakout category leaders, helped raise over $500 million, and supported multiple advantageous exits. Clients range from early-stage startups to Fortune 500 firms including Apple, Cisco, HP, Oracle and Visa.
Previously, Chris was a VP/GM at Symantec with complete P&L responsibility for a business unit where he doubled revenues. Earlier in his career, he spent 10 years at HP in management roles at several divisions where he helped pioneer HP's first laser printer, its initial personal computers and early independent software vendor (ISV) ecosystem and partner programs.
Much of his work has focused on helping companies with breakthrough technologies and platforms translate them into compelling value propositions to achieve rapid adoption in evolving markets including: IoT, SAAS, cloud, big data, analytics, on-line video, digital media, ecommerce and adtech.
Chris earned his MBA from Columbia University in marketing and international business and his undergraduate degree at Princeton.
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IoT Deals and Partnerships Roundup: Sony, Emnify, Nexxiot and more dlvr.it/STBT4j https://t.co/F9miX0gvkV

AI Summit 2022: easyJet’s Ben Dias on AI in Aerospace dlvr.it/ST9SXq https://t.co/ZFAoLpy4v5

#Selfdriving tech leaders urging @CAgovernor to allow #autonomous trucks to operate in the state. #AVs @Waymo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Wimbledon 2022: AI Operations Inside the Control Room dlvr.it/ST6sQs https://t.co/dXvyIjtuJD

AI Summit 2022: Bob Compton, CIO of Mobilize Financial Services dlvr.it/ST4sVs https://t.co/1dq3tbwycl

Vodafone Hints at IoT Spinoff dlvr.it/ST46FV https://t.co/5SNxgkK9yN

Autonomous Helicopter Takes off in Canada dlvr.it/ST3sPr https://t.co/OA9RA1XJcY

AI Summit 2022: AutoTrader’s Nick King dlvr.it/ST3Ylw https://t.co/XgT5qZtme1