Chris Heller

As Chief Real Estate Officer at OJO Labs, Chris is shaping partner strategies, creating a cohesive structure between real estate professionals and OJO, and accelerating adoption in the industry. He brings deep expertise having held influential industry positions, including CEO at mellohome and former CEO at Keller Williams Realty International (KWRI). Chris earned his real estate license when he was 20-years-old and built one of the most successful real estate teams in the U.S. From Rookie of the Year in 1989 to becoming the top-producing agent in San Diego County and the No. 1 Keller Williams associate in all of North America, Heller has earned the respect of colleagues and clients for the results he delivers.

Under Chris’ leadership, the Chris Heller Real Estate Team sold more than 100 homes a year for almost three decades. He continues to manage an active real estate team working with consumers in San Diego, which to this day is one of the top teams in the country. Named President of KW Worldwide in 2010, Heller launched the company’s first regions outside of North America, leading KW to record productivity and profitability. His vision and leadership helped grow the company into the most dominant worldwide real estate franchise in history. In 2015, Heller was named CEO at KWRI, leading the transformation into the technology company it is today and continuing record growth and profitability.

As CEO at mellohome, Chris set the strategy for cross-functional groups tasked with creating simpler and smarter consumer homebuying, financing, and improvement experiences. Under his leadership, mellohome doubled its growth and drove significant change within the experiential and product landscape for the homeownership industry at large.