Christopher Chae

Christopher Chae has a diverse work experience in various companies. In 2015, they spent the summer working with Fasoo.com on their first collaboration and productivity product suite. Starting in February 2017, they joined IBM and worked with Fortune 500 companies on digital strategy and products, primarily focusing on Consumer Products/Retail companies. In August 2018, Christopher joined Walmart in a strategy role until May 2019. Most recently, in 2019, they co-founded Relate, a sales CRM project that prioritizes simplicity, productivity, and collaboration.

Christopher Chae has a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Information Systems and Information Technology & Marketing from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Christopher has also completed the S22 program at Y Combinator. In addition to their formal education, Christopher has obtained several certifications from IBM, including IBM Consumer Products Industry Foundations and IBM Retail Industry Foundations in April 2018, IBM Blockchain Essentials in December 2017, IBM Agile Explorer in October 2017, and IBM Design Thinking Practitioner in February 2017.