My Background
Chris was the CEO and co-founder of Levvel, a US-based technology consulting firm focused on helping transform their clients’ businesses with strategic consulting and technical execution services. Endava (NYSE:DAVA) acquired Levvel in 2021 to complement and accelerate Endava’s existing business in payments, banking, and mobility. Chris also served on Endava's leadership team as EVP of Client Success where he was responsible for financial services, banking, payments and insurance delivery in North America.Before co-founding Levvel, Chris was the co-founder and CTO of Reward Summit, a credit card reward program optimization application. Reward Summit was recognized as the #1 app in the finance category of Apple's App Store shortly after launching. The app also received critical acclaim in reviews from TechCrunch, LifeHacker and TheNextWeb.
Prior to Reward Summit, Chris spent more than 15 years in the banking industry, primarily focused on consumer banking technology leadership at companies like Bank of America, TIAA, and FleetBoston Financial. He focused on the architecture and development of payment systems, including consumer bill payment solutions, the original clearXchange directory and payment network (now known as Zelle), online self-service wires & ACH, and internal money movement technology.
Chris lives in Charlotte, North Carolina with his wife, dog, and an ambiguous number of cats.