Chris Andrews

Chris Andrews is the current Chief Information Officer at Unleashed Brands. Chris has previously worked as the Chief Information Officer at Smoothie King and Pei Wei, and as the VP of Infrastructure and Corporate Development at The Freeman Company. From 2010 to 2015, they were the VP of IT at On The Border.

Chris has extensive experience in leading and participating in various levels of company formation, including carving Pei Wei out of PF Changs and moving the company to Dallas from Arizona. Chris has also successfully led the transition of multiple businesses away from Brinker, including On The Border. During their time at On The Border, they oversaw the creation of a new network infrastructure, point of sale software/hardware, BOH system, and company-wide VOIP solution. Chris also built out the IT team, created IT policies and procedures, and negotiated multiple vendor contracts.

Chris has a proven track record of successful IT management and is an expert in company formation and transition. Chris is a highly sought-after speaker and consultant, and they currently reside in Dallas, Texas.

Chris Andrews has a MPA from The University of Texas at Arlington - College of Business and a BBA in Business Administration from Texas Wesleyan University.

They are on a team with Jay Thomas - CEO & Brand President, Urban Air Adventure Park, Amy Lowenstein - VP, Human Resources, and James Franks - VP, Franchise Recruitment. Chris Andrews reports to Michael Browning, Founder & CEO.