About
Christopher Hertz is the co-founder and CEO of Heeler, a company focused on security for AI-written code. He previously served as Chief Revenue Officer and Chief Marketing Officer of DivvyCloud (acquired by Rapid7) and was founder and CEO of New Signature (acquired by Cognizant), and has also helped found technology startups including HelloWallet (acquired by Morningstar) and AllHerb.com. Hertz holds an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management and a Bachelor of Science in Information Management and Technology and Anthropology from Syracuse University.
Founder at Heeler
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Co-founders at Heeler
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JAMES GREENExecutive Officer, Director
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Chris DeRamusFounder
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James GreenFounder
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Trever McKeeFounder
Experience
- HeelerCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2023 — presentBethesda, Maryland, United States
- MissionOGAdvisorcurrent2024 — present
- NextGen Venture PartnersVenture Partnercurrent2016 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
- 3Seven ConsultingAdvisorcurrent2021 — present
- GravwellAdvisor2022 — 2024
- GroopitAdvisor2022 — 2023
- Rapid7Vice President, Cloud Security2020 — 2021Arlington, Virginia, United States
- DivvyCloud (acquired by Rapid7)Chief Revenue Officer / Chief Marketing Officer2017 — 2020Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- New Signature (acquired by Cognizant)Founder and CEO2003 — 2016Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- HelloWallet (acquired by Morningstar)Chief Operating Officer (founding team)2008 — 2009
- The Federal PaperAssociate Publisher (founding team)2001 — 2003
- Evolving Data CorporationFounder and CEO2000 — 2001
- AllHerb.comVP Technology2000
- WestLake Consulting GroupSoftware Engineer1998 — 2000
Skills & more
Enterprise Software99SharePoint51Microsoft Technologies28SaaS42Microsoft Exchange20Windows Server12Active Directory9Microsoft SQL Server9Power BI3Office 3653Azure3Dynamics CRM3
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LeadershipManagementStrategyTeam LeadershipCloud ComputingEntrepreneurshipBusiness StrategyStart-upsCRMInformation TechnologyRecruitingSocial Media- MCSA Windows 7 — Microsoft
- MCSA Windows Server 2008 — Microsoft
- MCTS Windows 7, Configuration — Microsoft
- MCTS Windows Server 2008 R2, Desktop Virtualization — Microsoft
- MCTS Windows Server 2008 R2, Server Virtualization — Microsoft
- MCTS Microsoft System Center Operations Manager, Configuration — Microsoft
- MCTS Windows Server 2008 Application Infrastructure, Configuration — Microsoft
- MCTS System Center Configuration Manager, Configuration — Microsoft
- MCTS Windows Server Active Directory, Configuration — Microsoft
- MCTS Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuration — Microsoft
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Christopher Hertz?
- Christopher Hertz is the co-founder and CEO of Heeler, a company focused on security for AI-written code. He previously served as Chief Revenue Officer and Chief Marketing Officer of DivvyCloud (acquired by Rapid7) and was founder and CEO of New Signature (acquired by Cognizant), and has also helped found technology startups including HelloWallet (acquired by Morningstar) and AllHerb.com. Hertz holds an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management and a Bachelor of Science in Information Management and Technology and Anthropology from Syracuse University.
- Where does Christopher Hertz work?
- Christopher Hertz is Founder of Heeler.
- What companies did Christopher Hertz found?
- Christopher Hertz founded Heeler.
- Where did Christopher Hertz go to school?
- Christopher Hertz studied at MIT Sloan School of Management (MBA, General Management); Syracuse University (BS, Information Management & Technology and Anthropology); Walt Whitman High School - Montgomery County Public Schools.
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