Chris Woodfield is a 25-plus-year industry veteran, having served in architecture, engineering, and software development roles at Twitter, Salesforce.com, i3d.net, Drivenets, and other companies. In addition to serving on the Advisory Council, Chris was a member of the North American Network Operators’ Group (NANOG) Program Committee from 2016 to 2024. Chris was elected to the Advisory Council in October 2016 for a one-year term, followed by a three-year term in 2017, and elected back to the AC in 2021 after a one-year hiatus. His current term expires 31 December 2024.