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Born and raised in the Soundview section of the Bronx, NY, Christian grew up in a Puerto Rican household with his sister and brother. Educated in NYC catholic schools, Christian left NY in 2001 to pursue an engineering degree at Boston University. He soon realized that was not his passion or calling and switched to business. Following graduation from BU, Christian began his career in the technical side of public accounting at KPMG. After a few years learning the ins and outs of auditing, he joined the tech industry via Vistaprint and followed that with successive roles at other Boston area tech giants. The highlights include building out program management and driving the integration of Prolexic for Akamai Technologies, as well as founding the corporate innovation lab for LogMeIn. It was through this role that Christian became active in the Boston innovation ecosystem, working to create opportunities for underserved populations wherever possible. He led workshops for Boston area educators to give them insight on what tech is looking for, served as a mentor with Hack.Diveristy and EforAll and as an occasional judge at Roxbury innovation center. In 2020, Christian joined the board of Casa Myrna Vasquez, Boston’s leading Domestic Violence awareness and mitigation organization. Prior to Casa, Christian also served on the board of Babson’s Executive Education Center to help redefine the design and delivery of executive education. Christian is currently the Senior Director of Technology Alliances for Nexthink, leading their efforts to deliver custom solutions and partnerships with other technology organizations. He holds degrees from Boston and Northeastern Universities as well as certificates in innovation from Harvard and Babson. Christian lives with his wife of 14 years and daughter in Medford MA. Other random facts- Professional SCUBA Instructor
- Professional Photographer
- Hiked the Inca Trail
- Ran the Boston Marathon
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