Chris Gorog
About Chris Gorog
Chris Gorog is the Head of New Business at TomTom and an Advisor at Range, with a background in founding and managing multiple companies and a strong educational foundation in business and engineering.
Title at TomTom
Chris Gorog is currently the Head of New Business at TomTom. In his role, he has been instrumental in architecting a new geospatial technology ecosystem as the company pivoted to a collaborative maps platform. His extensive experience in strategic accounts at TomTom from 2022 to 2024 laid a strong foundation for his current position.
Previous Roles and Experience
Prior to his current role at TomTom, Chris Gorog held several noteworthy positions. He served as a Strategic Accounts professional at TomTom and worked as an Advisor at Range from 2022. Chris was also a Board Member at Modify from 2016 to 2017. In addition, he founded and managed OCEAN 47 and was an Operating Partner at Salt Creek Capital. Earlier in his career, he was the Founder and CEO of HEADLINE and Revel Industries, and a Software Engineer and Demo Product Lead at LiveCapital.
Education and Expertise
Chris Gorog has an impressive educational background with an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business, which he completed between 2002 and 2004. He also holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley. Additionally, he has achieved an Advanced Certificate in Wine & Spirit Education, a Private Pilot certificate from the Stanford Flying Club, and completed a 500-hour yoga teacher training with Rusty Wells and Janet Stone.
Entrepreneurial Ventures
Chris Gorog has founded or co-founded six companies, achieving four successful exits. He pioneered hybrid inventory and on-demand fulfillment for the premium apparel and gift market at HEADLINE, and played a key role in its sale to Printasaurus in 2022. As an operating partner in private equity, he identified acquisition targets and provided board-level support.
Strategic Advisory and Investment
Beyond his entrepreneurial ventures, Chris Gorog has advised SaaS startups on go-to-market and sales strategies prior to joining TomTom. He has also held board positions at companies such as Modify, Extranomical, Garrison Manufacturing, and Safe In Sound, contributing to their strategic growth and operational developments. He has invested in multiple companies, actively supporting their CEOs from the sidelines.