Chris Richardson

Mr. Richardson serves as Regional CTO, North America West. In this role he is responsible for advising clients on strategic innovation initiatives that align with long-term technical and functional business goals across enterprise applications and architecture. These initiatives are designed to maximize the effectiveness of mission critical enterprise software systems.

Mr. Richardson is a skilled executive leader with 20+ years of experience in corporate IT with significant experience in the SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft and Salesforce environments.

Prior to joining Rimini Street, Mr. Richardson was a Field CTO in the West at AHEAD, a Chicago-based VAR and service provider, where he similarly engaged with the C-suite at current and prospective clients to advance their key transformation initiatives, especially Artificial Intelligence.

Previously, Mr. Richardson operated at levels as a CIO, CTO, VP of Global Infrastructure, and Digital Transformation Leader at companies like onsemi, Honeywell, Arizona Department of Education, and Arizona State University. You may see social updates about his work on the State of Arizona’s AI Steering Committee or as a board advisory member of Freeway, working to unite the Phoenix-valley startup and venture capital ecosystem.

Mr. Richardson holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology and Fisheries from the University of Washington and and MBA, MIS, in Finance and Entrepreunership from the University of Arizona, Eller College of Management.

You may see social updates about his work on the Governor’s AI Steering Committee or as a board advisory member of Freeway, working to unite the Phoenix-valley startup and venture capital ecosystem.