Chris Soukup is CEO of Communication Service for the Deaf (CSD), one of the world’s leading deaf-led social impact organizations. For 50 years, CSD has pioneered accessible communication services and technologies for the deaf and hard of hearing communities, including the first nationwide video relay service (VRS) and ASL Now, one of the leading direct to video calling (DVC) solutions in the United States. CSD also created the first social venture fund for deaf owned and operated businesses, CSD SVF.