Chris Kennedy

Chris is the founder and managing director of Flyline Consulting LLC, a strategic operations consulting firm serving companies undergoing fundamental change, including M&A transformation. For 17 years, Chris managed service delivery and served as COO of Periscope Holdings, a leading gov-tech firm, through founder-led growth, private equity investment, and M&A integration. He led the operations of the company through a 15x growth in revenue, and a 400% growth in headcount. In 2021, Periscope was sold to mdf commerce, a Canadian publicly traded company.

Chris was named as one of “21 Most Impressive & Successful COOs in the GovTech Space” by COO (Boardroom Media) in 2022.Chris has worked with public and private entities, ranging from organizations as small as 20 employees to tens of thousands of employees. His specialty is leading organizations through operational transformation resulting from mergers and acquisitions, corporate carveouts, new business/program initiatives, and major technology changes.

Chris graduated with a bachelor’s degree in political science from Trinity University, and a Master of Public Affairs/Master of Arts in Latin American Studies from the University of Texas at Austin.