Chris Kessler
Growth | Product | Strategy
- Role
- Chief Operating Officer at Augment Risk
- Location
- Columbus, OH, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Chris Kessler
Versatile go-to-market and operations leader with deep experience building, scaling, acquiring, and selling companies in B2B SaaS, specifically in the insurtech vertical.Highlights include role as executive leader to- Grow revenue 14x over a 6+ year period to create market leader in the commercial P&C insurance submission space- Exit the business to an acquirer as the most successful sales in commercial insurance quoting technology- Scale team from 20 people to 250 team members- Lead the end-to-end build out an AI-powered commercial submission platform- Acquire and integrate 5 businesses to extend critical capabilities, market dominance, and scale- Lead GTM and sales efforts for key enterprise accounts and high-volume SMB sales.
Experience
Chief Operating Officer
Dec 2025 — Present
Education
Otterbein University
B.A., Business Administration
2005 — 2007
The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business
MBA, Entrepreneurial Finance
2009 — 2011
Skills
- Accounting
- Dcf
- Business Planning
- Business Strategy
- Business Analysis
- Corporate Development
- Financial Structuring
- Strategic Planning
- Corporate Finance
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Private Equity
- Business Development
- M&a Experience
- Strategy
- Product Management
- Marketing
- Due Diligence
- Financial Reporting
- Management Consulting
- Sales
- Strategic Partnerships
- Financial Analysis
- Data Analysis
- Cash Flow
- Crm
- Forecasting
- Finance
- Consulting
- Leadership
- Management
- Process Improvement
- Business Valuation
- Business Transformation
- Portfolio Management
- Competitive Analysis
- Customer Service
- Start-Ups
- Market Research
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Entrepreneurship
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