Chris Pirillo
Founder & Program Director at ctrl+alt+create live
Chris Pirillo is the Founder and Program Director at ctrl+alt+create live, Founder at LockerGnome, Program Director at MakerDeck, Senior Community & Social Media Strategist at Pirillo.com, and Live Video / Webinar Host at The New Stack. He founded LockerGnome, a cross-platform media publishing company, which is still running. His expertise includes community and product building, live event and webinar hosting, and content strategy.
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ctrl+alt+create live Founder & Program Director 2025–present · current
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The New Stack Live Video / Webinar Host 2025–present · current
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Pirillo.com Senior Community & Social Media Strategist 2023–present, LockerGnome's Interactive ABCs: Geek Edition 2016, fUNICODE Software Project 2013, The Twickie Software Project 2009–2011, The WicketPixie WordPress Plugin & Theme Project 2008–2010, TagJag Software Project 2006–2012, Conference Director 2001–2016, Advisory Board Member 1996–2019, Entrepreneur 1996–2019, Speaker / Presenter / Moderator / Emcee / Host 1996–2019 · current
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MakerDeck Program Director 2022–present · current
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LockerGnome (Cross-Platform Media Publishing) Founder 1996–present · current
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Vibe Arcade Founder / Game Creator · current
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Lewis & Clark College Adjunct Instructor 2026 · past
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Intel Corporation General Manager / Senior Project Leader 2022–2023, Senior Community Advocate / Product Manager 2021–2023, Senior Social Media Manager 2020–2021, Senior Community Manager 2019–2021 · past
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CNN Tech Expert 2008–2010 · past
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Sandhills Publishing Computer Power Magazine Tech Software Editorial 2001–2015 · past
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TechTV Television Show Host 2001–2003 · past
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WHO Radio Radio Show Host 2000–2001 · past
Education
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University of Northern Iowa BA, English Education · 1991–1996
Organizations
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ctrl+alt+create live Founder & Program Director 2025–present · current
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The New Stack Live Video / Webinar Host 2025–present · current
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Pirillo.com Senior Community & Social Media Strategist 2023–present, LockerGnome's Interactive ABCs: Geek Edition 2016, fUNICODE Software Project 2013, The Twickie Software Project 2009–2011, The WicketPixie WordPress Plugin & Theme Project 2008–2010, TagJag Software Project 2006–2012, Conference Director 2001–2016, Advisory Board Member 1996–2019, Entrepreneur 1996–2019, Speaker / Presenter / Moderator / Emcee / Host 1996–2019 · current
Education
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University of Northern Iowa BA, English Education · 1991–1996
