A seasoned board member and enterprise technology leader, Chris Brandon currently heads the CxO and Board Advisory practice for Financial Services at Amazon Web Services (AWS). As an active NACD Accelerate™ member and director on two private boards, he brings firsthand boardroom experience in technology oversight and strategic decision-making. His prior venture capital board leadership has given him unique insights into scaling innovative technologies and managing associated risks. At AWS, he has guided more than 120 global financial institutions through digital transformation initiatives that delivered measurable, board-level outcomes, including market expansion through global cloud presence, step-change revenue growth, operating cost reductions of up to 65 percent, and enhanced regulatory compliance and risk management. With 28 years in Financial Services and FinTech, he actively shapes industry direction through his work with financial regulators on market resilience standards. His entrepreneurial success includes three venture-backed exits as CEO/CTO/COO.