Chris is currently the Managing Director of Frangione + Associates Innovation Advisors, focusing on program design, development, and operations. He previously served as the Vice President of Prize Development and Execution at the XPRIZE Foundation, the world’s leader in designing and managing large incentivized prize competitions. At XPRIZE Chris oversaw all prizes in design and all active prizes, managing a prize portfolio of over $100 million in prize purses and leading a team of 45. Chris also built and ran XPRIZE’s government relations initiative. He was a regular educator and workshop leader at Singularity University’s Innovation Partnership Program. 

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​Since 2018, Chris Frangione has served as Distinguished Fellow and Founding Co-Chair of the Loomis Innovation Council, a non-profit policy research center working to protect people, preserve the planet, and promote security and prosperity. Stimson's award-winning research serves as a roadmap to address borderless threats through concerted action. Chris ensures success by bringing all stakeholders to the table. He is an expert on (and speaks often on) exponential technologies, and he has testified on crowdsourced innovation in front of both the House and the Senate in the U.S. Congress. Chris has led innovation engagements and workshops throughout the world for private organizations, NGOs, the European Commission, and the U.S. government.​ 

 

Chris also currently serves on the board of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy and the WayPaver Foundation. And most importantly, Chris is the proud father of two young children. 

 

Chris received his Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Policy from Colby College and received his Master of Business Administration and Master of Environmental Management from Duke University. 

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