Kris joined ConnexPay as EVP of Corporate Payments in January 2025 and brings over 20 years of CIO/CTO, CPO, and business line GM experience. Most recently, he was EVP and GM, BirchStreet Pay at BirchStreet Systems, where he developed and grew a B2B payment business as part of BirchStreet’s procurement platform. Prior to that, Kris served as Chief Product Officer for VPay, a claim payment platform for insurers, which was acquired by Optum. Prior to that, Kris served at Heartland Payment Systems in both the CTO and CISO roles. Heartland was acquired by Global Payments in 2016. With his strong technology background, Kris brings a high-energy and zeal for innovation, solving customer problems, and value building. Kris is a native of Texas, where he resides with his wife and daughters. He earned multiple degrees in computer science from the University of Texas at Dallas. He is a conference speaker, former graduate school adjunct professor, and holds a patent for securing telebanking solutions.