Chris Waddell

About Chris Waddell

Award-winning business and IT leader with a proven track record of driving innovation, solving complex problems, and aligning technology with business strategy. As Chief Information Officer at Efficient Markets, I lead the strategic direction of our technology platform—powering asset acquisition and divestiture across auctions, sealed bids, government lease sales, real estate, and renewables. I oversee product innovation, application development, infrastructure, and enterprise program management, with a focus on enhancing productivity, maximizing ROI, and delivering measurable business outcomes.With experience spanning Healthcare, Commercial, Telecom, Construction, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Financial Services, and all levels of government, I bring a cross-industry perspective to every challenge. I’m passionate about mentoring, fostering collaboration, and building strong relationships with executives, teams, clients, and partners. My leadership style is rooted in change enablement, continuous improvement, and a commitment to excellence.

Experience

1. Chief Information Officer

   Efficient Markets

   Jan 2025 — Present · Dallas, TX, US

   Chris is the Chief Information Officer of Efficient Markets, a technology-enabled asset acquisition and divestiture platform, specializing in auction sales, sealed bid transactions, government lease sales, real estate offerings, and renewables. Based in Dallas, he leads the company\'s strategic technology initiatives, overseeing product development, innovation, application development, infrastructure management, and enterprise program management. Through his leadership, his team drives both innovation and continuous improvement through the organization\'s core platform.EnergyNet, the leading marketplace platform for oil and gas asset transactions, announced its strategic expansion in 2024 with the formation of Efficient Markets, a new holding company created to extend its dominant marketplace platform and offer streamlined transactions across additional real assets and commodities. Building on EnergyNet’s 25 years of success in the energy sector, the Efficient Markets platform introduced specialized tech-enabled marketplaces for transactions involving land, real estate, renewable energies (solar, battery, wind, geothermal), carbon capture and sequestration projects, and government managed resources.

Education

• Baylor University - Hankamer School of Business

  BBA, Management Information Systems and Services

  1993 — 1997

Skills

• IT Service Management
• Software Development
• Change Management
• Managed Services
• Integration
• Project Portfolio Management
• Resource Management
• Itil Certified
• Information Technology
• Business Development
• IT Management
• Strategy
• Disaster Recovery
• Incident Management
• Project Management
• IT Outsourcing
• Saas
• Business Process
• Cloud Computing
• Process Improvement
• Governance
• Business Process Improvement
• Service Management
• Business Intelligence
• Infrastructure
• Vendor Management
• Consulting
• Business Transformation
• Professional Services
• Enterprise Software
• Enterprise Architecture
• Sdlc
• Solution Architecture
• Team Leadership
• Data Center
• IT Strategy
• Service Delivery
• Business Analysis
• Global Delivery
• IT Transformation