Overview
Christopher Cunningham serves as Chief Technology Officer at Genius AI[1][3]. With over 20 years of experience, Cunningham has developed expertise in technical strategy for high-growth companies and building engineering organizations[2]. At Genius AI, Cunningham has led an AI transformation making the engineering organization AI-native, with engineers working daily with agentic tools and an autonomous coding agent called Geni operating as a team member[2]. Prior to joining Genius AI in February 2022[3], Cunningham held positions including Director of Engineering at Lyft from 2018 to 2022[4], VP Engineering at SoundCloud[5], VP Technology at Huge[6], and CTO and Co-Founder at beamME[10]. Cunningham earned a BA from Duke University[11].
Profile introduction
I love the challenges of high-growth companies, and over 20+ years I've developed two skill sets to help them scale: partnering with business leaders on long-range technical strategy, and building engaged, high-performing engineering organizations that deliver products customers love. The last two years added a third: leading an AI transformation that completely reimagines how we work. At Genius AI, our engineering org is now AI-native: every engineer works with agentic tools daily, and Geni, our autonomous coding agent, operates as a full member of the team -- taking tickets, making plans,…
Career history
- Chief Technology OfficerFeb 2022 to presentGenius AI
- Director Of EngineeringJan 2018 to Feb 2022Lyft
- VP EngineeringMar 2017 to Aug 2017SoundCloud
- VP TechnologyJan 2014 to Feb 2017Huge
- Board MemberJun 2013 to Dec 2014uSpeak Ltd.
- Technology Consultant & AdvisorJun 2013 to Aug 2014Independent Consultant
- Head of Product Development for Device VendorsMar 2011 to May 2013Lumata
- CTO & Co-FounderDec 2006 to Dec 2010beamME
Education
BA1993 - 1997Duke University
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