Chris Savage

CEO and cofounder of Wistia at Wistia

Entrepreneur Leadership Network® Contributor

Chris Savage is the CEO and cofounder of Wistia. After graduating from Brown University in 2006, Chris and his co-founder, Brendan Schwartz, started Wistia in Brendan's living room. Wistia has since grown into a multi-million dollar business with almost 200 employees and over 375,000 customers.

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