Christopher Settles

Christopher Settles is the Co-founder and CEO of Refresh, an AI-driven networking startup based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He established the company in 2023, securing seed funding and launching its beta platform for relationship management in the first quarter of 2024. Prior to this venture, Settles served as a Machine Learning Tech Lead at Uber AI, where he directed the development of scalable artificial intelligence infrastructure and personalization systems. He holds a degree in Computer Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, providing the technical foundation for his career in advanced recommendation systems. He maintains an active professional presence with over 5,000 followers and recently spoke at a regional artificial intelligence event in March 2025. His current focus centers on leveraging machine learning to build scalable product solutions for the professional networking sector.