Chris Thompson is Vice President of the 3-phase UPS business at Schneider Electric and has over 20 years of diversified global experience with power conversion systems. Previous to his current role Chris was the Grid Power business unit manager at Eaton Corporation where he managed product lines for high power inverters that connect both solar and storage systems to the grid. Chris also spent over 12 years at the APC and Xantrex Divisions of Schneider Electric in various roles in Japan, Singapore, Canada and the US.
Chris holds Bachelor’s Degrees with highest honors in both Mechanical and Electrical engineering from Tufts University, an MBA in Marketing from the University of Chicago, and a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from the National University of Singapore where he served as a Fulbright Scholar.