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Why are you inspired to work with Rallyday Partners as a strategic Jedi?
It’s really rare to find new teammates that feels like old teammates. I feel at home when working with Rallyday Partners!
How would you describe the best kind of client you enjoy working with?
The one that wants to grow.
What leadership skill(s) do you admire and why?
Persistence. It’s always required.
Why are you so passionate about people? What drives you?
Every business is really all about people. I think the most important job of any leader is growing people. And I never feel better than helping someone grow.
Chris Baker
Strategic Advisor
Chris is both a seasoned entrepreneur and Fortune 250 senior leader, leading growth technology services and tech-enabled companies for over 30 years. Over his career, Chris has been recognized as a passionate force for the intersection of technology-innovation and business.
Chris was most recently the CEO of SoftServe. During his tenure as Chief Executive Officer between 2016 and 2023, SoftServe grew into a leading software engineering and digital transformation company, regularly recognized as the Best Employer and Best Place to Work, while doubling in size approximately every two years.
Chris joined SoftServe as a Board Advisor in 2012, became a Board Member in 2013, and served as CEO from 2016 to 2023. Before joining SoftServe, Chris served both as President and Chief Technology Officer of 360incentives.com, a leading incentive management company based in Toronto, Canada. Prior to that, he had been an active angel investor after serving as President of Group 1 Software, a leading enterprise class data quality company based in Lanham, MD (a wholly owned subsidiary of Pitney Bowes.) While with Pitney Bowes, he participated in multiple acquisitions and integrations and was a member of the Chairman’s Council and the Strategic Leaders Council.
Earlier in his career, among other startups, Chris founded and built MailCode Inc. into a leading global provider of technology solutions for mail processing via optical character reading, which was later sold to Pitney Bowes. Chris holds multiple patents, including one for Differential Weighing, a method to increase the speed and efficiency of weighing mail pieces.
Chris serves as a Director on several boards and is a strategic advisor to PE backed companies in the IT services and tech-enabled software company space.
Chris holds a B.S. degree, with honors, in Electrical Engineering Technology from Purdue University and has been honored as a Distinguished Purdue Alumnus. Chris lives in Annapolis MD, but spends time in Telluride CO whenever possible.
Chris is both a seasoned entrepreneur and Fortune 250 senior leader, leading growth technology services and tech-enabled companies for over 30 years. Over his career, Chris has been recognized as a passionate force for the intersection of technology-innovation and business.
Chris was most recently the CEO of SoftServe. During his tenure as Chief Executive Officer between 2016 and 2023, SoftServe grew into a leading software engineering and digital transformation company, regularly recognized as the Best Employer and Best Place to Work, while doubling in size approximately every two years.
Chris joined SoftServe as a Board Advisor in 2012, became a Board Member in 2013, and served as CEO from 2016 to 2023. Before joining SoftServe, Chris served both as President and Chief Technology Officer of 360incentives.com, a leading incentive management company based in Toronto, Canada. Prior to that, he had been an active angel investor after serving as President of Group 1 Software, a leading enterprise class data quality company based in Lanham, MD (a wholly owned subsidiary of Pitney Bowes.) While with Pitney Bowes, he participated in multiple acquisitions and integrations and was a member of the Chairman’s Council and the Strategic Leaders Council.
Earlier in his career, among other startups, Chris founded and built MailCode Inc. into a leading global provider of technology solutions for mail processing via optical character reading, which was later sold to Pitney Bowes. Chris holds multiple patents, including one for Differential Weighing, a method to increase the speed and efficiency of weighing mail pieces.
Chris serves as a Director on several boards and is a strategic advisor to PE backed companies in the IT services and tech-enabled software company space.
Chris holds a B.S. degree, with honors, in Electrical Engineering Technology from Purdue University and has been honored as a Distinguished Purdue Alumnus. Chris lives in Annapolis MD, but spends time in Telluride CO whenever possible.
Why are you inspired to work with Rallyday Partners as a strategic Jedi?
It’s really rare to find new teammates that feels like old teammates. I feel at home when working with Rallyday Partners!
How would you describe the best kind of client you enjoy working with?
The one that wants to grow.
What leadership skill(s) do you admire and why?
Persistence. It’s always required.
Why are you so passionate about people? What drives you?
Every business is really all about people. I think the most important job of any leader is growing people. And I never feel better than helping someone grow.
