Primary Job Title Operating Partner Primary Organization 
HighBar Partners
Location San Francisco, California, United States Regions San Francisco Bay Area, West Coast, Western US Gender Male
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Christopher T. Kitching, also known as Chris, is an Operating Partner at HighBar Partners. Christopher Kitching has been working in the world of semiconductors and communications for more than 15 years. Christopher Kitching joined HighBar Partners from Sound United and its holding company DEI Holdings, where, he served as Chief Financial Officer.
Prior to DEI, he served as the Chief Financial Officer at ClariPhy Communications, Inc. Christopher Kitching served as a Principal of Forrest, Binkley & Brown. Christopher Kitching joined FBB as an Associate in 1997 and served as its Principal. He began his career as a mixed signal IC designer at MicroLinear Corporation specializing in 100 Mbit/s Ethernet transceiver development. Christopher Kitching designed integrated circuits for disk drive and data communications applications at MicroLinear Corporation. He gained financial experience working for Templeton's Global Hedge Fund as an equity analyst. He also worked in the venture capital industry. Christopher Kitching serves as a Director at Pathway Genomics Corporation. He has been a Director at Janrain, Inc. since April 2016. He served as a Director of Maxima Corporation and Tunable Photonics. He served on many boards of portfolio companies in the information technology space. Christopher Kitching received an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1997 and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University in 1992 with a BS and MS in Electrical Engineering.
