Chris Drake

Chris Drake has a diverse work experience spanning several companies. Chris started their career in 2004 at ProProcure Limited as a Graduate Developer and worked their way up to roles such as Lead Developer and Technology Director. Chris then joined Smartnumbers in 2017 as the Head of Software Engineering and later became the CTO. Chris'sresponsibilities expanded to include the Operations functions within the business, overseeing a total of 60 employees and managing a significant annual budget. In 2021, Chris joined IDWise as an Investor & Strategic Advisor.

Chris Drake attended Gresham's School in Holt, Norfolk from 1996 to 2001. Chris then pursued a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science at the University of Nottingham from 2001 to 2004. After that, they went on to study Business Management at Cranfield University from 2014 onwards. Currently, they are enrolled in an Executive Finance program at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) which started in 2019.