Chris Ghent is an award-winning marketer, entrepreneur, and blockchain technology enthusiast. He launched an eCommerce automotive retail startup in 2005, starting his career in entrepreneurship. In 2015 he started focusing on marketing and communications and would become a specialist in strategy first, data-driven, technology-powered, and digital-led initiatives. He aimed to deliver business strategies and marketing methods that would transform how companies take their products to the market in the modern world.

He is currently working as the Global Head of Brand Strategy & Partnerships at the NEAR Foundation, where he is working on advancing human-centric blockchain-based technology projects. He is also running a food startup in New York while collaborating with major global brands. His experience spans the Blockchain, CPG, Electronic, Financial, Media, Non-profit, Pharmaceutical, Start-up, and Technology categories.

Over his highly illustrious+20-year career, Chris Ghent has collaborated with esteemed clients like Answer ALS, Breaker, First Republic Bank, Harman International Industries, Infiniti Motor Company Ltd, Johnson & Johnson, Keds, Nielsen, Novartis, Prestige Brands, and Stanley Black & Decker. He has even won three Clios for his work in collaboration with Microsoft and the NFL for Answer ALS, a health-focused nonprofit startup. He has a talent for guiding partners to deliver unusual, data-centric strategies for business transformation with an emphasis on measurable outcomes.

Chris Ghent's strengths lie in his ability to identify, digest and deliver innovative solutions to business challenges. He's a Blockchain ambassador who applies his best-in-class brand experience design expertise to promote usability and adoption of emerging technologies while keeping a consumer-centric approach. Chris completed his bachelor's in Psychology & Business Management at The Catholic University of America.