Chris Richardson is a Learning Design Architect in San Francisco with a decade of experience designing and implementing strategic learning programs in healthcare and technology contexts. At Genentech, he currently leads AI skills development and cross-functional learning initiatives across Commercial, Medical Affairs, and Government Affairs to accelerate patient access to cutting-edge treatments. He brings a strong blend of instructional design leadership and academic rigor, having previously developed learning strategies for on-demand and instructor-led programs and served in leadership roles at Thorn and Genentech. An educator at heart with a PhD and extensive teaching tenure, he also hones technical skills as a web developer and writer, leveraging research-informed pedagogy to build scalable training solutions. His approach emphasizes embedding AI into daily workflows to boost decision-making and operational efficiency while fostering collaboration across disciplines.
10 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, PhD at Western University
Master of Arts, Master of Arts at Brock University
Bachelor of Journalism, Bachelor of Journalism at Toronto Metropolitan University
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Chris Richardson - Learning Design Architect at Genentech