Christopher Ries

Christopher Ries has a diverse work experience in the technology industry. Christopher is currently the Co-Founder of SphereOne, a company they started in 2021. Prior to that, they worked at Oracle from 2018 to 2021, where they held the positions of Group Product Manager and Senior Product Manager. In these roles, they were responsible for the development and launch of several cloud security offerings for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. Christopher also led teams in areas such as data science, machine learning, threat intelligence, and analytics.

Before joining Oracle, Christopher worked at F5 Networks from 2016 to 2018 as a Product Manager. During this time, they conducted a comprehensive assessment of the company's security product portfolios and contributed to the realignment of the company's roadmap and M&A strategy.

From 2014 to 2016, Christopher worked at Cylance Inc., where they held the positions of Associate Product Manager and Information Researcher (Data Science). In these roles, they played a crucial role in the acquisition of Cylance Inc. by BlackBerry Limited. Christopher was also responsible for the implementation of data mining techniques and the development of an ETL pipeline at scale.

Overall, Christopher Ries has demonstrated their expertise in product management, cloud security, data science, and analytics throughout their career.

Christopher Ries has a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in ICS from UC Irvine. In addition to their degree, they have obtained certifications including the Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) from (ISC)² in December 2018 and the Stanford Advanced Computer Security Certificate from Stanford University. The specific months and years of obtaining the latter certification are not provided.