Chris Koverman

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Chief Technology Officer at Knighted

San Jose, California, United States

Overview

Chris Koverman is a seasoned engineering executive and the current CTO at Knighted, with over 20 years of experience. He specializes in developing scalable cloud products for the B2B and Healthcare sectors and has a proven track record of transforming underperforming teams into high-performing organizations. He is a graduate of UC Berkeley.

He is an inventor who holds multiple patents, including one for a system that uses data analytics for automatic alert generation and another for fault-tolerant multiprocessor systems.

Personality Overview

Believer

Full Of Energy

Imaginative

They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships.  They are naturally enthusiastic, so take their promise with a pinch of salt. Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions.

Topics They Care About

Team Transformation
Has repeatedly been recruited into senior roles to rebuild and scale underperforming engineering organizations, turning them into innovative and engaged teams.
Generative AI
Serves as an advisor to SpeedyBrand, a company focused on building and deploying enterprise-grade, domain-specific Generative AI models.
Healthcare Tech
Previously led the data platform engineering team at healthcare unicorn Cityblock Health, focusing on payer data processing and building automated enterprise data solutions.

Media Appearances

Chris has no verified media appearances

Work History

11-2024
Chief Technology Officer at Knighted
12-2023 - 11-2024
Advisor at SpeedyBrand
1-2022 - 6-2023
Head Of Engineering, Data Platform at Cityblock Health
11-2019 - 1-2022
VP Engineering and Operations at CLARA analytics
9-2017 - 11-2019
VP Engineering and Operations at Orbital Insight

Education

1990 - 1990
Bachelor of Science (BS) from University of California, Berkeley
1990 - 1990
Bachelor of Science (BS) from University of California, Santa Cruz

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Insights For Selling To Chris

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use adjectives like ‘amazing’, ‘coolest’, ‘unbelievable’ etc.
  • Use phrases like ‘people will love’, ‘massive impact’ etc.
  • Do some small talk, ask them how things are going on their side

DONT's

  • Don’t assume a yes just because they have not said no
  • Don’t be too formal, focus on building comfort and trust
  • Don’t push them to make a decision too fast, let them get comfortable first

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Chris is

  • Relationship and trust can be vital with them, sometimes more than anything else.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Chris

  • They are unlikely to say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Chris move?

  • They are not the fastest decision makers, their friendly approach can give false positive signals.
  • Can Chris take some risk or not?

  • They may take certain risks that they deem unlikely of personal repercussions.

You And Chris

Personality Compatibility


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