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Chris Winland

Chris Winland brings a broad mix of business, technology, and political expertise to Good Company Associates.  He is currently serving as the assistant director of the San Antonio Clean Energy Incubator at the University of Texas at San Antonio (after serving as interim director to help get it launched) and is a co-director of the Texas Energy Storage Alliance (TESA).  He is also a member of Texas Railroad Commissioner Porter’s Eagle Ford Task Force and the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce’s Federal Issues Committee. 

He joined Good Company from the Office of Texas State Representative Mark Strama, where he served as legislative director and chief of staff. Prior to working at the Texas Legislature, he held positions of significant responsibility at IBM Global Services, the Austin Technology Incubator’s Clean Energy Incubator, the LBJ School of Public Affairs, and MTG Management Consultants.  With this diverse experience, he has an excellent understanding of both the business, policy, and technology challenges facing Good Company’s clients, whether they are well-established corporations, emerging start-ups, dynamic public sector organizations, or educational institutions.

Chris started his career at IBM, where he served as managing consultant and project manager in both the Financial Management and Enterprise Applications practices of IBM Business Consulting Services.  He provided a broad range of management and technology consulting services to over twenty private and public clients, including Shell Oil, Lockheed Martin, Kawasaki, Pfizer, Nissan, Enron, Avaya Communication, and the U.S. Navy. 

Chris left IBM to pursue a graduate degree in business from the University of Texas at Austin.  During this time, he worked as an associate at the Austin Technology Incubator’s Clean Energy Incubator, where he provided strategic guidance to early-stage clean energy companies. He also worked as a teaching assistant at the LBJ School of Public Affairs for a graduate course on modern American political campaigns for two semesters.  After receiving his degree, he returned to management consulting and then gained experience at the Texas Capitol before joining Good Company Associates.

Chris has a Bachelor of Science degree in physics and political science from Duke University and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. He was named to the San Antonio Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” in 2011.