Chris Coughlan

Chris Coughlan is the Founder and CEO of C Infinity Solutions, a U.S.-based custom software development, digital product engineering, and technology consulting firm serving commercial enterprises and government organizations. C Infinity designs, builds, and modernizes web and mobile applications, data and integration platforms, and AI-enabled software, with artificial intelligence built into how the firm delivers rather than added on at the end. That approach is anchored by C3V, its specification-driven delivery methodology, and Continuum, its AI-native delivery platform that keeps product, engineering, and business stakeholders aligned and turns clear intent into working software without losing context along the way. Engagements range from full product teams that take an idea from concept to launch to embedded specialists, outsourced SaaS implementation teams, and technology strategy consulting.

Raised in Stockton, California, Chris earned a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the United States Naval Academy and was commissioned in 2005. He served as a Naval Aviator before moving into Information Warfare, serving at the National Security Agency, deploying to Nigeria with a Naval Special Warfare special operations element, leading a technical collection and targeting team in Afghanistan, and ultimately as Innovation Director at the Defense Intelligence Agency, where he built and fielded cutting-edge capabilities for the United States Special Operations Command.

He carried that same innovate-under-pressure instinct into the commercial world. After an MBA from UC Davis, Chris led high-growth technology businesses, first as an Associate Partner at IBM leading Application Innovation Consulting for the US retail & consumer products industry, followed by a role as Managing Director & General Manager for the U.S. and APAC at Wizeline. At Wizeline, he built the business from the ground up, growing it from no revenue to more than $90M in annual revenue, and led a 500-person organization serving clients including Google, Nike, Disney, and Airbnb. He then joined as Chief Business Officer at Artium, leading a short operational turnaround that led to an eventual acquisition by OpenAI.

In 2023, he founded C Infinity to build a world-class consultancy to help Clients build meaningful, substantial, and successful businesses through the application of technology – and to build a firm where incredible people thrive.

A Navy veteran and lifelong builder, Chris lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he coaches youth baseball, softball, and soccer, and works in his woodshop building custom furniture.