Chris Harrold
Founder And Research Director at Global Software Development Research Foundation - GSDRF.org
Denver, Colorado, Ireland
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Top SchoolChris Harrold is a technology executive and founder with 10+ years of leadership experience building high-performing engineering and developer programs across enterprise and scale-up environments. He has led developer tools, open-source and AI initiatives at Ansys and Temenos, and most recently founded the Global Software Development Research Foundation to translate quantitative industry research into practical policy and sustainability outcomes. Known for balancing strategic vision with hands-on execution, Chris has repeatedly redesigned organizational structures, delivery processes, and developer ecosystems to accelerate product adoption and automation. His background spans big data and analytics architecture at EMC through developer evangelism and program leadership at IBM, giving him rare fluency across product, engineering, and go-to-market functions. Based in Denver with ties to Ireland, he pairs a pragmatic, evidence-driven approach with a knack for demystifying complex technical topics for wider audiences.
10 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
Information Technology, Information Technology at Syracuse UniversityNA, College Preparatory, NA, College Preparatory at Regis Jesuit High School
English, German, Spanish, Italian, French
Github Skills (3)
frontend4
ansys3
sandbox2
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
ChrisHarrold/Pi-Projects
Sep 2016 - Nov 2018
Contributions:249 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 1 month
temenos-labs/R20_AMR
Jun 2020 - Jul 2020
Contributions:7 commits in 1 month
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