Founder of Ohpen.com
Chris Zadeh
Chris is an investor and he serves as an advisor for several companies and sits on boards of directors/supervisory boards, including asset manager ASN, insurance company Inshared, and tech company ParkBee. Chris is a sought-after speaker and advises, coaches, and mentors entrepreneurs and CEOs.
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Keynote Speaker
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Keynote Speaker,
About Chris Zadeh
Chris Zadeh started working early and was instrumental in the success of BinckBank. As the right-hand man of Kalo Bagijn, founder of BinckBank, Chris was responsible for the technology. What began on a whiteboard with the idea of creating “the EasyJet of stockbroking” grew into a publicly listed fintech company valued at over 1 billion euros in just eight years.
He then founded the fintech company Ohpen.com and, after its successful sale, the investment company Whangai.nl.
But beneath this illustrious career lies a turbulent foundation. Chris grew up in a complex family without a father, and his mother had to work hard to make ends meet. As a teenager, he took on significant responsibilities and had to process the culture shock when he, his brother, and his mother moved to the Netherlands.
As a survivor of a challenging childhood, combined with dyslexia, ADHD, OCD, and other neurotic behavior, Chris made the decision not to let these define him. With a “give it all” mentality, Chris embarked on a personal and business journey that would exceed everyone’s expectations, including his own.
It is the fusion of his creativity and knowledge of technology and deal-making into one cohesive combination that helps his clients and partners achieve their ultimate business goals and lifelong dreams.
He lives in the mountains of Austria with three cats and two dogs, Myza and Yucca. When Chris isn’t helping others scale their businesses, he’s busy shark diving, practicing yoga, or Thai boxing.
In addition to being an investor, Chris serves as an advisor for several companies and sits on six different boards of directors/supervisory boards, including asset manager ASN, insurance company Inshared, and tech company ParkBee. Chris is a sought-after speaker at seminars and conferences and advises, coaches, and mentors entrepreneurs and CEOs.
On social media, he has more than 300,000 followers across Instagram and LinkedIn.
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Videos
The evaluations received a good score: the meeting is valued at an 8.
"I would like to thank you once again for your contribution to what we believe was a successful Prinsjesdag breakfast yesterday morning. The evaluations received a good score: the meeting is valued at an 8. We can all be very proud of that."
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Finding a combination of both in one person is rare. Except with Chris...
“Chris possesses a unique combination of skills: on one hand, he can think through technology down to the smallest detail. On the other hand, I have rarely met someone who can deliver such a compelling sales pitch. There are many good tech people and many good salespeople in this world. However, finding a combination of both in one person is rare. Except with Chris...”
His sharp and creative entrepreneurial thinking, combined with his witty personality, stand out.
"I have come to know Chris as a person who uses his energy and focus to believe, create, and grow. His sharp and creative entrepreneurial thinking, combined with his witty personality, stand out. He persists where others stop and doesn’t shy away from obstacles or hurdles; he prefers to overcome them."