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Chris Foltz is a renowned startup advisor, transformation strategist, inspirational speaker, and Managing Director of the Silicon Valley-based global advisory firm Responsible Solutions Ltd. From his roots in partisan politics to a battle with drug addiction, 119 days in jail, losing everything, and facing homelessness, Chris is now one of the most sought-after strategic advisors and engaging initiators of unique, impact-focused, go-to-market collaborations around the world. 

In 2021, Foltz’s transformative leadership was recognized through an invitation to the Institute for Real Growth’s ‘IRG100’, a cohort of the top 100 CMOs, change agents, and growth leaders worldwide. Foltz’s inclusion came during his role as Vice President of Global Reach for Sensi Media Group, publisher of the award-winning cannabis lifestyle publication Sensi Magazine and is the first IRG100 selection from the cannabis industry. He spent seven months directly collaborating with Fortune 100 C-level peers from iconic mainstream companies like Google, Unilever, Facebook, P&G, AB InBev, and Ford.

Chris is a recognized leader within the global startup ecosystem and is an Entrepreneur-in-Residence for Founder Institute in Silicon Valley, the home base of the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator.  Foltz also serves on the FI Global Leadership team, Founder X Advisory Committee, and mentors startup founders across North America, London, Benelux, The Nordics, Africa, LATAM, India, throughout Central Asia, and the Gulf Cooperation Council. In addition to working with accelerators, Foltz impacts entrepreneurship through his role on the International Advisory Board of the Ugwumba Center for Leadership Development in Africa, as an advisor to Dream VC, and as a startup advisor at LoyalVC.