As VP of Enterprise Product at Snagajob, Christian conceptualized a new-to-market solution and led the discovery, development, and successful launch of the ReadyHire business line. He designed and led the B2B product strategy for IdentityForce, a leading provider of identity, privacy, and credit protection for individuals, businesses, and government agencies. He then founded Firtsi, a product consulting company that has overseen the product development lifecycle from ideation to launch for over 120+ new products. 

Before joining Silicon Valley Product Group, Christian was the Global Head of Product for DataSite Corporation. At Datasite, he built the company’s product organization and led them through a transformational, large-scale industry launch of the first SaaS app for due diligence in the finance industry. 

Christian is co-author of SVPG’s book, Transformed and host of the SVPG podcast, Product Therapy. Christian is also passionate about philanthropy. He founded the Innovate Africa Foundation, with a mission to equip and inspire Africa’s entrepreneurial and innovation community with education and development resources. He also established the annual Inspire Africa Conference to encourage and upskill the product community. 

Christian graduated from Emory University with a B.A. in Psychology and Community Building and earned a dual MBA and MPM from Keller Graduate School of Management.