# Chris Wilson

> Chris Wilson is the Chief Executive Officer of Grasp Technologies, a Dublin, Ohio-based company that has been the backbone of travel data management for corporate programs and travel management companies since 1996. He brought 28+ years of enterprise software sales and leadership experience to the role when he joined in June 2024, having previously scaled revenue at Hazelcast (six years as CRO) and PSPDFKit (two years as CRO), and earlier built high-performing sales teams at Oracle, Skytree, and Magnet Systems. Based in Los Altos, California, Wilson is known for his go-to-market expertise and his vision for Grasp as a platform at the intersection of travel data consolidation, virtual payments, and AI-ready analytics.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Grasp Technologies
- **Organizations:** Grasp Technologies, PSPDFKit, Hazelcast, Skytree, Magnet Systems, Oracle Corporation
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), University of California, Santa Barbara
- **Known for:** Grew Hazelcast revenue through multiple tens-of-millions milestones over a six-year CRO tenure, Built and scaled go-to-market teams at multiple enterprise software startups, Appointed CEO of Grasp Technologies in June 2024, one of the travel industry's longest-running data platforms

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Began software career selling time and expense reporting software
- **~2000s** — Sales leadership roles at Oracle Corporation, developing go-to-market expertise in enterprise software
- **~2010s** — Vice President of Sales at Magnet Systems, Inc. - built high-performing sales and customer success teams
- **~2010s** — Vice President of Sales at Skytree - led sales and business development
- **~2014-2020** — Chief Revenue Officer at Hazelcast for six years, helping grow revenue through tens-of-millions milestones
- **2022** — Joined PSPDFKit as Chief Revenue Officer
- **2024-06** — Appointed Chief Executive Officer of Grasp Technologies LLC
- **2024-12** — Completed first six months as CEO, meeting customers and partners across the travel industry

## Achievements

- Grew Hazelcast revenue through multiple tens-of-millions milestones over a six-year CRO tenure
- Built and scaled go-to-market teams at multiple enterprise software startups
- Appointed CEO of Grasp Technologies in June 2024, one of the travel industry's longest-running data platforms
- Oversaw Grasp's integration engine serving agencies in 60+ countries and managing billions in annual travel spend
- Guided Grasp's expansion of graspANALYTICS, a Microsoft PowerBI-based travel visualization platform
- Led rollout of graspPAY virtual payment automation integrated with major hospitality brands including Marriott

## Latest updates

- **2024-06** — Appointed as CEO of Grasp Technologies, succeeding the company's founder-era leadership
- **2024-07** — Grasp Technologies integrated with Tres Back Office platform under Wilson's leadership
- **2024-12** — Wilson reflected on first six months as CEO, noting positive customer and partner meetings
- **2026-04** — Maria Chevalier succeeded Wilson as CEO; Wilson's tenure was noted for strengthening product capabilities and expanding the client portfolio

## Links

- Website: https://grasptech.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/cjwilson33
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/GraspTech
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/GraspTech

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Last updated: 2026-05-18