Ward brings more than a decade of experience leading multi-billion-dollar go-to-market organizations
BOSTON, December 3, 2025 — Jellyfish, the leading Software Engineering Intelligence and AI Impact Platform, announced the appointment of Chris Ward as Chief Revenue Officer. Ward will lean on his extensive experience scaling enterprise technology companies to help Jellyfish enable thousands of R&D organizations around the world drive measurable impact in the AI era.
Ward brings to Jellyfish more than a decade of experience driving revenue for hypergrowth software and AI companies. He most recently served as VP, Worldwide Sales at Vercel, helping scale the business from $6 million to nearly $300 million in annual revenue. The company’s valuation increased from $1.1 billion to $9.3 billion during his four-year tenure. Prior to Vercel, Ward spent a decade at Turbonomic, leading the company’s sales organization as the business grew from 15 employees and $100,000 in annual revenue to a $2 billion acquisition by IBM.
“Chris has a proven track record of scaling technology companies and building meaningful relationships with customers and partners across the globe,” said Andrew Lau, CEO and co-founder of Jellyfish. “Chris will accelerate the hypergrowth Jellyfish is experiencing as software companies seek to maximize the return on their AI investments.”
“Engineering teams are evolving quickly, AI is reshaping how software is built, and leaders need clarity, intelligence, and impact more than ever,” said Chris Ward, CRO of Jellyfish. “I’m thrilled to help scale a category-defining platform – and support customers building the future of engineering – alongside a team that cares as much about its craft as it does its customers.”
Guiding AI strategy with confidence
AI is transforming software engineering, but enterprises need hard data to measure AI progress, adapt quickly, and deliver lasting business impact. Jellyfish AI Impact quantifies the value of AI-powered developer tools across the software development lifecycle. By unifying adoption, usage, spend, and outcome data across AI assistants and agents, Jellyfish enables engineering leaders to measure their AI ROI, optimize their tooling investments, and build AI-enabled teams.
About Jellyfish
Jellyfish is the leading Software Engineering Intelligence Platform, helping 500+ companies including DraftKings, Keller Williams and Blue Yonder, leverage AI to transform how they build software. By turning fragmented data into context-rich guidance, Jellyfish enables better decision-making across planning, developer experience and delivery so R&D teams can deliver stronger business outcomes.
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