Christian is Vice-President, Strategic Advancement, leading innovation and impact measurement at Global Genes. A start-up veteran of mobile gaming and clinical crowdsourcing platforms, Christian brings a passion for growing online communities and collaboration networks to help connect and empower rare disease patients and advocacy organizations. He is also Program Director for Data DIY, a capacity building workshop and mentorship program dedicated to helping patient advocacy organizations build data-centric communities and networks. Christian earned his MBA in Entrepreneurship at the F.W. Olin School of Business at Babson College, and his BA in political science from Williams College, and enjoys coaching soccer, skiing, and cooking with friends in his spare time.