An entrepreneur from Portland, Oregon, Christopher “Chris” Carlson has 27 years of experience in financial services and business leadership, including his prior role as COO of Digital Trends Media Group. In this position, Chris Carlson helped the company expand considerably over the course of four years, beginning in 2018. He helped the company grow from a single-site consumer electronics publisher to a company with eight sites, becoming the leading independent media company for product reviews. Under his purview, the company added two new revenue lines, doubling its revenue. He was integral to maintaining low cost and sustainable growth, overseeing 120 employees across the media business.
Prior to his role at Digital Trends Media Group, Christopher Carlson co-founded MusicQubed Limited in 2009, which was a private label digital music service. He was a board director until 2015. He also founded Caesium Capital in 2006, a financial services investment platform that invested in equities, bonds, and commodities. He was president of Caesium Capital until 2011.
During his career, Mr. Carlson has served in several advisory roles for companies such as InVivo Biosystems, Inc., RAIN, Fertilab, and Candid Wholesale. His philosophy is to support organizations that support startup entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs from underserved backgrounds.