Speakers

Christopher Rajiah is Chief Technology Officer at Fidem Financial, a credit card company that acquires, manages, and grows consumer credit card portfolios with banks and co-brands. Chris has complete accountability for technology platforms, security, and business system operations at Fidem, with a focus on driving innovation and performance in credit and consumer loan management. His work spans PCI and SOC compliance, internal AI strategy, and the development of machine learning models that reduce delinquency entry rates, charge-off rates, and portfolio loss forecasts.

Previously, Chris was Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy & Operations at Outreach, the agentic AI revenue platform for enterprise sales teams. He helped guide strategy and operations as Outreach became an AI-first company. That work included the launch of its AI Revenue Agents, its Research and Deal Agents, and a redesigned AI Revenue Workflow Platform that automates account research, personalized outreach, and deal progression. In his final six months there, he also served as interim Chief Revenue Officer and led the global sales organization.

At Alert Logic, a global cybersecurity platform provider, Chris was Senior Vice President of Worldwide Alliances & Channel Sales. He built the company's global channel strategy and owned the P&L for the hosting and MSP managed services business unit. Under his leadership, Alert Logic launched its Partner Connect Program and added more than 100 partners in a single year. CRN named him a Channel Chief in 2019 and 2020.

Earlier, as Chief Revenue Officer at TRAX Technologies, Chris led the direct go-to-market strategy that scaled the company and strengthened its position as the leader in cloud-based supply chain analytics. Before TRAX, he was Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing at ViaWest, where he led the direct selling organization. He has also held senior sales roles at Equinix, Rackspace Hosting, and Extreme Networks.

Chris holds a Master's in Computer Science from Georgia State University and has contributed to analyst reviews and panels for Gartner, IDC, Forrester, and the Penton Group.