# Chris Miles

> Chris Miles is the founder and CEO of Miles IT, established in 1997 as Miles Technologies, and founder and CEO of business software company Striven. He began running a construction business at 16 and studied engineering at the University of Delaware. Based in Moorestown, New Jersey, he focuses on business technology, developing leaders and creating employment; Miles IT states that it intends to remain privately owned.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Miles IT
- **Organizations:** Miles IT, Striven, Vistage International
- **Education:** Engineering; a university alumni feature identifies civil engineering as his field of study, University of Delaware
- **Known for:** Founded Miles IT in 1997 and remains its CEO., Founder and CEO of Striven, a business management software company., Recognized in the Philadelphia Business Journal’s 2014 Most Admired CEO Awards in technology.

## Career timeline

- **Age 16** — Started his own construction business.
- **University years** — Studied engineering at the University of Delaware while running construction businesses.
- **1997** — Founded Miles Technologies, now Miles IT, in the basement of his home in Shamong, New Jersey.
- **2004** — University of Delaware alumni feature described a business with 37 employees and more than 450 clients.
- **2011** — Joined Vistage, according to its 2015 announcement.
- **2013** — Miles Technologies launched Business by Miles, a web-based business operations platform.
- **2014** — Recognized in the Philadelphia Business Journal’s Most Admired CEO Awards, as announced by Vistage in January 2015.
- **2018** — Miles Technologies moved into its Lumberton headquarters in July, according to a January 2019 report.
- **2026** — Continues as founder and CEO of Miles IT; the company announced a Summer 2026 Clutch Global Award in August.

## Achievements

- Founded Miles IT in 1997 and remains its CEO.
- Founder and CEO of Striven, a business management software company.
- Recognized in the Philadelphia Business Journal’s 2014 Most Admired CEO Awards in technology.
- Miles IT reports a current team of more than 500 professionals.
- Miles IT announced a Summer 2026 Clutch Global Award; the company also reports USA Today Top Workplace recognition for 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — An August 12 company announcement reported Miles IT’s Summer 2026 Clutch Global Award and included comments from Chris Miles crediting the team’s work.

## Links

- Website: https://www.milesit.com/chris-miles/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miles-it

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Last updated: 2026-10-23