Chris Ahn

About

Chris started his career at Morgan Stanley and later joined Hellman & Friedman, an investment firm with over $80 billion AUM. It was there that he discovered open source, which led him to join GitHub in 2015. At GitHub, Chris was involved in numerous initiatives, including helping to start and lead the Strategic Finance and Business Operations teams, creating the company’s first operating plan, helping to scale the sales team, launching the marketplace product, and leading the acquisition with Microsoft. After the GitHub acquisition, Chris became a Partner at Index Ventures to invest in the next generation of community-led businesses. He helped sponsor Index’s investments in Notion and Figma and later spearheaded their crypto efforts, including their investment in Fireblocks.

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