Chris Lawlor is a Co-Founder of TQ Tezos, a NYC blockchain technology company that builds open
source standards and tools and helps enterprises and startups implement solutions on the Tezos
blockchain smart contract platform. He is also an Adjunct Professor at New York University, where he
teaches the graduate level course “Entrepreneurship in a Globalized World.”
Chris is also an advisor to numerous companies including CIV:LAB, a NYC-based, global not-for-profit
organization that focuses on advancing urban innovation. With a broad entrepreneurial background, he
focuses on building innovation ecosystems that drive inclusive growth and scaling business and
investment models that solve long-horizon challenges.
Previously, Chris served as the first Head of North America for Monica Vinader Ltd, a high-growth
consumer brand based in London. He spilt his time between NYC, where he was responsible for
establishing and leading the North American team and business, and London, where he served on the
global executive team with oversight of the company’s operations in the UK, EMEA, Asia, and North
America.
An entrepreneur at heart, Chris has founded or co-founded four companies in diverse fields including
mobility, consumer goods, luxury goods, and workforce development. He co-founded the Harvard Real
Estate Venture Competition, the first prop-tech competition in the US, ran a venture fund and holding
company for startups at Northwestern University, and is an investor member of the Harvard Business
School Alumni Angels of New York. He is an avid skier, amateur musician, and lover of food, wine,
travel, science, and space.
Chris holds a B.A. in Physics and Astronomy from Northwestern University and an MBA from Harvard
Business School.
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