Chris Howard, INVESTMENT PROFESSIONAL
Chris is an Associate at Ignition, investing in enterprise and consumer software and services, and wireless.Prior to joining Ignition, Chris spent 10 years in advertising and marketing roles, focusing on startup brand development. Chris was most recently an account superviser at Heckler Associates launching Aravon, New Balance's entrance in the comfort shoe segment, and Procare, New Balance's service brand. Chris was also a marketing manager at the online closeout sporting goods retailer Gear.com, prior to its sale to Overstock.com, where he oversaw all aspects of customer acquisition and retention, including online advertising, search engine marketing, email marketing, and sponsorships as well as traditional advertising campaigns. Chris began his career at Team One Advertising as an account executive, managing the national brand campaigns for Lexus and the American Cancer Society.
Chris earned his B.A. in Psychology from Occidental College and an M.B.A. from the University of Washington where he was a McGowan Scholar.