Chris Hohman

Chris Hohman has worked in the technology industry since 2000. Starting at Cisco Systems as a Marketing Manager, they then moved to Adobe Systems as a Sr. Product Manager, Platform. In 2010, they joined Backcountry.com as a Group Product Manager, e-commerce. In 2012, they co-founded Connect6°, where they were the Chief Product Officer and Founder. In 2014, they returned to Cisco Systems as the Head of Product Management, SMB Marketplace and Marketplace on Demand. In 2017, they joined Amazon as a Principal Product Manager. In 2019, they moved to Bank of the West as a Vice President of Product Management. Most recently, in 2021, they joined FICX as the Vice President of Product Management. Throughout their career, Chris has been responsible for product strategy, UI/UX design, user research, sales-channel enablement, platform development, API integration, machine learning models, and global expansion.

Chris Hohman has an MBA in Marketing Management from Santa Clara University, coursework towards a Master's degree in Engineering from Stanford University, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo. Chris also holds a Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) certification from Scrum.org, obtained in June 2011.