Chris Lipp

Chris Lipp is a seasoned Communications Consultant and Trainer at Speak Value since December 2011, focusing on coaching and workshops to enhance leaders' communication skills in high-stakes situations. Currently, Chris serves as a Professor of Practice and Director of Management Communication at Tulane University's A.B. Freeman School of Business and as a Pitch Coach for German Accelerator and FORMALLIA. Chris has held teaching positions as a Lecturer in Communication at the University of Southern California and in Engineering and Business Communication at Rice University, along with a role at Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business. Chris's previous experience includes serving as Associate Director of MBA Communication Programs at Stanford Graduate School of Business and managing business programs at Applied Materials. Chris holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley, a Master of Arts in Social Psychology from San Francisco State University, and an Electrical Engineering degree from Tohoku University.