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Christopher McLean - Independent Investor & Advisor in Brookline, MA

Christopher McLean

Executive engineering leader specializing in security, privacy, and high-scale infrastructure

FreelanceUniversity of MichiganBrookline, MA18 Years ExperienceExecutive Level

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Veteran operator from top-tier tech companies including PayPal, LinkedIn, Stripe, Facebook, and Merge, now seeking the right startup idea to found. Brings hands-on angel investing experience across 5 startups in the EU and US plus additional exposure through X-Stripe Angels, giving them both operator and investor perspective.

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Key Strengths

  • 20 years at top tech companies
  • experience across PayPal, LinkedIn, Stripe, Facebook, and Merge
  • direct startup investing in EU and US companies
  • angel investor with 5 direct startup investments
  • exposure to startup evaluation through X-Stripe Angels
  • strong founder motivation and high commitment to entrepreneurship

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Experience

Independent Investor & AdvisorFreelance · Sep 2024 – Presentfreelance
Vice President of EngineeringMerge · Feb 2023 – Sep 2024
Senior Software Engineering Manager, PrivacyMeta · Sep 2020 – Apr 2022
Senior Engineering Leader | Head of Security & Privacy EngineeringStripe · Sep 2016 – Sep 2020
Senior Engineering Manager, Security & PrivacyLinkedIn · Jun 2012 – Sep 2016
Staff Software Engineer & Technical LeadPayPal · May 2007 – Jun 2012

Education

University of Michiganbachelor, Computer Engineering
Arizona State Universitymaster, Information Assurance

Languages

English

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