Christopher Brooks is a member of the Executive Forum professional staff and on the faculty at Western Oregon University. Chris began his career as a software developer, became a development manager and director, and then moved into senior executive positions. He knows first-hand that the skills needed to become a great engineer often aren’t the ones that will make you a great leader and manager.
Chris was previously the SVP of Technology at WebMD and the CTO at Corillian (now part of CheckFree and Fiserv).