Chris is author of three books on persuasion and power. He is a world-renowned pitch coach, and has worked with entrepreneurs to promote their ideas and raise over $200 million in funding.

Chris Lipp trains thousands of individuals through his corporate workshops to promote change and rise up the corporate ranks. He regularly coaches entrepreneurs worldwide. His pitch formula is the de facto standard for pitching startups, and he has helped secure hundreds of millions of dollars in venture capital.

Chris spent the last fifteen years studying power and persuasion. Grounded in over 500 research studies on psychology, his work focuses on how to effect change. He is the author of two books on persuasion that move beyond the abstract art of communication into modern-day science and application. He co-founded Stanford Leaders in Communication, a program that supports Stanford students in using these skills to effect change at local and statewide policy levels.

Chris holds a Master’s degree in Social Psychology. He lectures at Rice University in both the Business and Engineering Schools. As a long-time meditator, he spends one month of every year in a silent retreat.