Chris Kohout

Chris Kohout has had a long and varied career in the technology industry. Chris began their career in 1998 as Lead Developer at Icebox LLC, where they were responsible for a $350K budget and oversaw the design and implementation of the portal web site for the Icebox, a new Internet appliance for the kitchen. Chris then moved on to Matching Science in 2000, where they served as CTO and was lead coder/project manager of a team of 5 developers/artists. Chris was responsible for the development of database design, database development, matchmaking engine, merchant implementation, payment processing, product configuration, Perl code, UI, banner tracking system, affiliate tracking system and the web based email system. In 2006, they founded Wildsky Studios. In 2012, they joined Meteor Entertainment as a Web Developer. Most recently, in 2020, they became a Founding Engineer and Technical Cofounder at Candidate.

Chris Kohout attended Warren Wilson College from 1988 to 1992, where they earned a BA in Economics. Prior to that, they attended St. Andrews Sewanee from 1985 to 1987.