Investor profile
Christopher Pell Liddell
Board Member, Anthropic
Christopher Pell Liddell is a New Zealand‑American executive and angel investor who served as CFO of Microsoft, General Motors, and International Paper, and later held senior roles in the White House. He currently sits on the boards of Anthropic and Commonwealth Fusion Systems and previously chaired Xero.
Current roles include Board Member at Anthropic and Board Member at Commonwealth Fusion Systems. Based in San Francisco, CA, United States.
Earlier roles include Director and Chairman at Xero, Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at General Motors, and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Microsoft. Personal investments include Bloomz, Major League Hacking, and Leapfin.
Career
Career history and operating roles assembled from public biographies and company records.
- PresentBoard MemberCurrentBoardAAnthropicPresentBoard MemberCurrentBoardAAnthropic
- PresentBoard MemberCurrentBoardCCommonwealth Fusion SystemsPresentBoard MemberCurrentBoardCCommonwealth Fusion Systems
- Dates not publicDirector and ChairmanBoardXXeroDates not publicDirector and ChairmanBoardXXero
Portfolio Companies
Publicly attributed investments compiled from reporting and company disclosures.
- BBloomzSeed RoundFeb 27, 2019Amount not publicundisclosed
- MMajor League HackingUndisclosed roundMar 28, 2016Amount not publicundisclosed
- LLeapfinSeed RoundSep 21, 2015Amount not publicundisclosed
Sources
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Chris Liddell appointed to Anthropic's board of directors
Anthropic
“Confirms current board role and prior executive roles”
Commonwealth Fusion Systems Names Christopher P. Liddell to Board of Directors
Commonwealth Fusion Systems
“Confirms current board role and highlights past CFO positions”
Chris Liddell
Wikipedia
“Full name and summary of major roles”