Venture Atlanta is pleased to announce that Chris Hecht, Corporate Head of Development at Atlassian, will join us for our corporate development sessions at the 2019 conference. Designed to foster connections between growth-stage companies and investors, these sessions will include networking, 1:1 meeting opportunities, and roundtable discussions.
Meet Chris Hecht, Atlassian Head of Corporate Development
Serving at Atlassian as the corporate head of development since July 2018, Chris Hecht has extensive experience in working with various product and business leaders as they identify and evaluate strategic opportunities. In addition, Chris led the M&A team at Salesforce as the Senior Vice President and Head of M&A before joining the Atlassian team. Prior to his experience at Atlassian and Salesforce, Chris worked in investment banking with a focus on tech M&A.
With a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of California, Los Angeles and a Bachelors of Arts in Economics from Colorado College, Hecht brings extensive experience in corporate development to Venture Atlanta 2019. For growth-stage companies in the tech sphere, this is an incredible opportunity to get the chance to meet with Chris. If you’re interested in attending the panel or getting a chance to speak directly with him, you can secure your spot by registering for the 2019 conference here. Want to stay up to date with future speaker announcements and event details? You can subscribe to our newsletter here.
About Venture Atlanta
Venture Atlanta, the Southeast’s premier venture conference, is where the region’s most promising tech companies meet the country’s top-tier investors. Now in its 12th year as the region’s largest investor showcase with over 1,000 attendees, Venture Atlanta connects the best and brightest entrepreneurs with local and national venture capitalists, bankers, angel investors, and others who can help them raise the capital they need to grow their businesses. The annual nonprofit event is a collaboration of three leading Georgia business organizations: Atlanta CEO Council, Metro Atlanta Chamber, and the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG). For more information, visit www.ventureatlanta.org.
