Chris Willard is a 25-year veteran of the High Performance Computing industry and co-founder of Intersect360 Research. As Chief Research Officer, Willard leads the demand-side and supplier-driven data analysis practice for Intersect360 Research's forward-looking market intelligence subscription service. In addition, he supports a range of client-specific services including custom research studies and strategic consulting.

Willard's career as an industry analyst spans three decades in his positions with Intersect360 Research, its predecessor Tabor Research as a Senior Research Consultant, IDC as a Research Vice President for High Performance Computing, and Data Quest as a Senior Analyst for the Supercomputing Industry.

Prior to entering the analyst ranks Willard worked with Cray Research as a software engineer, and at GE/NASA Ames as a systems engineer and lead user services consultant. Willard earned his Ph.D. in 1980 from the University of Minnesota, in Biometry and Health Computer Science.