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Christopher Kuthan

Captain · DISC type DS
Senior Vice President Business Development- Video SaaS and Monetization at Harmonic
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Christopher Kuthan is an executive with deep expertise in cloud, media, and AdTech, currently leading Business Development for Video SaaS and Monetization at Harmonic. With extensive experience at AWS and Verizon, he specializes in bringing innovative, cloud-native services from concept to hyper-scale adoption. People who have worked with him describe him as an innovative, high-energy, and results-driven leader.

He shows a keen interest in fostering innovation, particularly within the Austrian startup community, and actively participates in charity events like the 4k 4 Charity Run. Christopher leverages his platform to connect with founders, VCs, and technologists, sharing ideas and building new connections in both professional and philanthropic settings.

He previously led an organization that won an innovation award for packaging a bone marrow testing strip with adhesive bandages.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Senior Vice President Business Development- Video SaaS and Monetization
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Christopher shows up

Decisive But Calm
Consummate Professional
Planner & Achiever

They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time. Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them. They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily.

Priorities

Topics Christopher cares about

Video Monetization
His current role at Harmonic and recent social media activity focus on monetizing streaming video, optimizing ad spend, and creating new revenue opportunities for content.
AI in Media
His background at AWS involved building AI/ML solutions for media and adtech from the ground up, a focus he continues to highlight in his posts about AI-powered workflows.
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Career

Work history

6-2025
Senior Vice President Business Development- Video SaaS and Monetization
Harmonic
6-2022 - 6-2025
Global Head, Enterprise Application Solutions
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
8-2020 - 6-2022
Global Head Business Development, Media & Entertainment and Sports
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
3-2017 - 8-2020
Worldwide Business Development Lead, AI & ML
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
6-2014 - 3-2017
Global Practice Head - Media & Adtech
Verizon Business
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2003 - 2004
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
University of Helsinki
Master of Engineering (MSEE/ Dipl.-Ing.)
Technische Universität Wien
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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