Chris Williams

Chris Williams has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. Chris started their career in 2002 as the owner of Pure Form Solutions, LLC, where they worked until 2010. In 2006, they briefly worked as a Commercial Real Estate Broker at Marcus & Millichap. From 2006 to 2016, Chris co-founded and served as the CTO for COLOURlovers, where they were responsible for building and scaling the company. In 2012, they became the Cofounder & CTO of Creative Market - The World's Marketplace for Design, a role they held until 2017. During this period, they also worked as a Senior Principal Engineer at Autodesk from 2014 to 2017. In 2017, Chris joined Pioneer Fund as a Venture Partner. In 2019, they became a City Councilman for the City of Maywood Park and also joined Lively, Inc. as the Head of Infrastructure and Security. In 2020, they were promoted to Head of Security at Lively, Inc.

Chris Williams attended Y Combinator in 2010, but it is not specified whether they received a degree or studied any particular field at this institution. From 2002 to 2005, Chris Williams studied Computer Science at Portland Community College.