Chris Smith is a product leader with 11 years of experience shaping streaming video, commerce, and AI-driven consumer experiences, currently launching Business AI initiatives at Meta after leading commerce product for Instagram & Facebook. He pairs deep OTT and e-commerce expertise—earned as SVP Product at Zype and earlier as co-CEO of a commerce startup—with hands-on engineering instincts, evidenced by backend contributions to the MakerDAO Dai stablecoin system. Known for turning product strategy into revenue-driving features (including award-winning streaming products and a multi-million dollar services line), he excels at building cross-functional teams, experimentation-driven UX, and platform integrations. Based in Los Angeles, he brings a blend of startup grit and enterprise-scale product leadership, fluent in both B2C consumer flows and B2B SaaS operator needs.
Contributions:7 reviews, 13 commits, 24 PRs in 2 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Chris primarily contributed to the backend logic of the Dai Stablecoin System, as evidenced by modifications to the `pot.sol`, `flop.sol`, `flap.sol` and `end.sol` smart contracts. Their work included adding security checks and features such as access controls, and auction mechanisms. The contributions also extended to testing, with modifications to the test suites within the `src/test/` directory to accommodate new features and ensure code correctness.
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