Summary
Chris Morgan is a seasoned technology leader with 12+ years in hybrid cloud and platform strategy, currently serving as Vice President of Technical Marketing and Partner Products at Red Hat. He leads customer and field engagement for OpenShift, OpenShift AI, OpenStack, ACM, ACS, storage, and virtualization, blending product management, technical marketing, competitive intelligence, and partner enablement. Chris has progressed through roles from product marketing and partner ecosystem leadership to senior director and VP, demonstrating a rare combination of deep technical knowledge and go-to-market acumen. He focuses on making complex open hybrid cloud technologies consumable for partners and customers, driving integrations and consulting strategies across cloud, container, and virtualization stacks. Based in Raleigh, NC, he pairs an engineering background (BS/MS in Computer Engineering) and an MBA with continuous learning (MIT certificate in Quantum Computing Fundamentals), reflecting both technical curiosity and commercial rigor. A behind-the-scenes strength is his long record of enabling service providers, ISVs, and SI/Resellers to operationalize Red Hat platforms at scale.
12 years of coding experience
30 years of employment as a software developer
BS Computer Engineering, BS Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University
MBA Marketing Concentration, MBA Marketing Concentration at Pfeiffer University
Certificate Quantum Computing Fundamentals, Certificate Quantum Computing Fundamentals at MIT xPRO