Thanks for reading— I’m Christa Freeland, and I mostly go by “CS”! I'm an overachieving Texan with an atypical “portfolio career,” obsessed with true leadership and exceptionalism in our great state. I value original thought, unmatched work ethic, courage, intellectual horsepower, of course a Texan frontiering spirit.

For 15 years I've worked in multi-disciplinary and highly innovative roles, mostly in downtown Austin. The majority of last decade I worked at what was Austin’s first venture studio, then later a startup accelerator and an angel investor network. Recently I cofounded a local and then state trade association for the investor community, the Texas Venture Alliance, now the largest innovation network in the state.

Outside of startups & venture, I’m actively involved as a US Chamber of Commerce Fellow, and at the Texas Association of Business (the state chamber commerce). I’ve been a member of the American Association of Political Consultants for almost two years, and have produced several multi-award winning campaigns for Texas mayors and state legislators.