Chris Shaw

Chris Shaw is a seasoned professional with a passion for building companies and acquiring top talent. With over two decades of experience, Chris has a diverse background that includes agency recruitment, in-house roles at tech giants like Riverbed, Google, and Twitter, and founding a successful engineering recruiting agency. He has played key roles in various startups, such as being the first recruiter at Illumio and currently leading talent acquisition at Apollo, a well-funded company backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Insight, and Matrix.

Chris Shaw's expertise lies in recruiting function building and scaling, team development, training, and mentoring. He excels in hands-on sourcing and recruiting, as well as HR responsibilities like culture ownership, performance management, and compensation strategy. Chris has a knack for fostering innovation in the partnership between HR and talent acquisition, with a focus on various recruiting verticals including engineering, sales, finance, international hiring, and university recruitment.

Education-wise, Chris Shaw has studied at reputable institutions such as the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Oxford Brookes University, Cardinal Stritch University, and Marquette University High School. His professional journey has been marked by leadership roles at notable organizations like Apollo GraphQL, TinyEYE Therapy Services, Lazaridis Institute, Lever, Meteor Development Group, Illumio, Twitter, Google, Riverbed Technology, and several other tech and recruitment firms.

Chris Shaw's career highlights include serving as VP of Talent Acquisition at Apollo GraphQL, advising the board at TinyEYE Therapy Services, mentoring at Lazaridis Institute, and holding leadership positions at various tech companies. His extensive experience in talent acquisition, HR, and company building make him a valuable asset in the tech and recruitment industries.