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Chris Maddern

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Chief Technology Officer at OpenSea
📍 New York, New York, United States

Chris Maddern is the CTO at OpenSea, leveraging his deep expertise in mobile applications and fintech from leading mobile at Venmo and co-founding Button. A serial entrepreneur, he also co-founded Rally, a social web3 wallet acquired by OpenSea. He is a graduate of the University of Bristol.

Chriss interests lie at the intersection of digital communities and real-world application. He is a co-founder of LinksDAO, a pioneering project using tokens to build a community-owned sports and leisure membership, demonstrating a passion for golf and decentralized governance.

He holds a patent for organizing images based on metadata similarities, showcasing his early innovations in data management.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Chief Technology Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
New York, New York, United States
Personality Overview

How Chris shows up

Thorough Evaluator
Fast But Analytical
Quality Focused

They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical

Priorities

Topics Chris cares about

Web3 Accessibility
His work with Floor and Rally is centered on making NFTs and the broader web3 ecosystem understandable and accessible, particularly through user-friendly mobile products.
Decentralized Communities
Co-founded LinksDAO, a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), to explore how token ownership can build and govern real-world, community-run ventures like a golf and leisure club.
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Career

Work history

6-2025
Chief Technology Officer
OpenSea
1-2022 - 7-2025
Co-Founder & CEO
Rally
8-2019 - 5-2022
Chief Innovation Officer
Button
5-2014 - 8-2019
Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer
Button
3-2013 - 5-2014
Head of Mobile
Venmo
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
BSc
University of Bristol
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Steadiness (S)

Steadiness (S) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to focus on cooperation, support and taking everyone along. Those scoring high tend to be consistent and calm.

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