Chris Chaves

Chris Chaves is the Vice President of Global Supply Chain at Picarro, Inc. since October 2023, following a distinguished career at Thermo Fisher Scientific from 2006 to October 2023, where Chris served as Senior Director of Global Strategic Sourcing and Senior Director of Sourcing, focusing on strategic procurement for various divisions. Prior experience includes Director of Strategic Sourcing at Spectra Physics, where Chris built a procurement organization for high-precision laser technologies, and roles at Hewlett-Packard managing significant supply partnerships and operations across multiple countries. Chris began a career in supply chain management at Denron as Manager of Asia Pacific Operations. Chris holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, obtained in 1994.