Chris Ovett

Chris Ovett is an experienced professional in business development and product management, currently serving as the Head of Business Development & Open Innovation and Lead Technical Product Manager at IDBS since June 2021. With a strong focus on cloud strategy and technology partnerships, Ovett's work supports data management solutions in the BioPharma and R&D sectors. Prior to IDBS, Ovett held roles at Fuze as a Senior Product Manager and Solution Architect Manager, where responsibilities included delivering UCaaS systems and managing engineering teams. Experience also includes technical architecture design for Applicable, senior product ownership at Azlan, and solutions architecture at Vodafone. Ovett's career began in ICT with roles at Capita Education Services and Northamptonshire County Council, alongside foundational technical support roles at Texas Instruments.