Chris Paul is a Co-Founder and CTO based in San Francisco with over 25 years of experience building everything from embedded systems to scalable web apps. He currently leads Risotto (YC W24), an AI-first startup that automates routine IT help desk tasks to improve security and free IT teams for higher-leverage work. Chris has held senior engineering and management roles at Square, HelloSign, and interviewing.io, combining hands-on development with team leadership. Early in his career he wrote embedded FORTH and C++ for FedEx handhelds and built geospatial J2EE systems for defense contractors, a background that gives him uncommon depth in low-level and enterprise systems. He’s passionate about mentoring engineers and has applied those leadership skills in governance roles on the SF LGBT Center board.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Systems Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Systems Engineering at University of Sussex
Contributions:30 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 10 months
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