Chris Morrison

Silicon Valley Bank, Managing Director

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Career Highlights

• Won SVB's Presidents Club in 2021 and 2022

• Led strong YoY loan growth for our Boston Tech portfolio which has continued to grow since the events of 3/10

• Led team which created an automated SaaS metrics tracking platform at SVB

• Survived three kids born 20 months apart during the pandemic. My daughter was born in 2019 and had identical twin boys in 2021

Failures

• Not stopping our former management team from buying $90Bn of long-duration treasuries when rates were low

• Traveling or doing much for myself during 2020-2022

Current Focus

• Telling the true SVB story and being there for our clients

• Building back trust in the startup community and remaining the best partner for innovators

• Making connections between like-minded people/companies/investors

• Taking some time to travel and adventures with the kids

Hobbies

Family time, Outdoor activities, Pool, Golf, Working out

Talk to me about

• Sorting through the noise in the industry you are in

• Balancing strategy vs. execution

• Retaining key talent

I want to talk to you about

• Challenges leaders are facing today and what's working vs. not

• How tech/investors have evolved over the last few years and where we are today