Christine Richardson

Christine Richardson currently serves as Chief Technology Officer at Pool Pentair, a position held since April 2025. Prior to this role, Christine was employed at Ecolab from March 2021 to April 2025, where responsibilities included leading global equipment, modeling, and connected solutions, as well as supporting businesses with chemical sensing and dispensing equipment. Additional roles at Ecolab involved managing digital solutions and industrial innovation. Earlier career experience includes serving as Chief Technology Officer at Rubicon Technology, as an independent consultant, and as VP of Crystal Growth Systems Development and Engineering at GT Advanced Technologies. Christine holds a PhD in Applied Physics from Caltech and an MS in Applied Physics from Harvard University.