Dr. Chenxi Wang, Founder and General Partner at Rain Capital, joins host JC Christian, President of Christian & Timbers, for a conversation on AI infrastructure, cybersecurity, and early stage investing. Chenxi spent two decades in cybersecurity before founding Rain Capital, beginning her career as a faculty member at Carnegie Mellon University and later serving as Chief Strategy Officer at Twistlock, VP of Strategy at Intel Security, and VP of Research at Forrester Research. Fortune named her one of the top cyber investors in the world.
Dr. Chenxi Wang, Founder and General Partner at Rain Capital, joins host JC Christian, President of Christian & Timbers, for a conversation on AI infrastructure, cybersecurity, and early stage investing. Chenxi spent two decades in cybersecurity before founding Rain Capital, beginning her career as a faculty member at Carnegie Mellon University and later serving as Chief Strategy Officer at Twistlock, VP of Strategy at Intel Security, and VP of Research at Forrester Research. Fortune named her one of the top cyber investors in the world.
Jeff Christian on Bloomberg, breaking down John Ternus taking over as Apple CEO from Tim Cook, the fight for senior AI talent, and what reinvention looks like at a company already on top.
Palantir posted Q2 revenue of $1.94 billion, up 93% year over year, with U.S. government revenue climbing 90%. In this episode, JC Christian and Max Lamontel break down what that growth means for defense companies weighing whether to build software capability in-house or work with a partner. They also cover Swarmbotics AI and the cross-industry talent behind autonomous defense systems. From Black Hat, they discuss GPUBreach’s findings on GPU infrastructure vulnerabilities and separate research from James Kettle showing an AI system discovering novel HTTP attack techniques.
AI is becoming the new test of executive credibility. A growing gap separates leaders who use AI from those who have rebuilt how they work around it. In this episode, David Rice sits down with JC Christian, President of executive search firm Christian & Timbers, to explore what it means to be AI-native at the executive level. They discuss how executive hiring is changing, why proven AI deployment experience matters more than AI strategy alone, and why adaptability is becoming a core leadership capability. As AI reshapes every function, leaders need to rethink how they work, make decisions, and build teams.
SpaceX priced its IPO at $135 a share in June. Aerospace and defense recruiting is already feeling the effects. In this episode of the Christian & Timbers AI Builders Podcast, JC Christian and Max Lamontel discuss how the IPO could change hiring in the sector. They also cover why security-cleared talent remains one of the industry's biggest constraints, and how the debate between Anthropic and the Pentagon reflects the challenges of governing AI in classified defense environments.
AI layoffs continue to dominate the headlines, but the hiring picture looks different from an executive search perspective. In this discussion, JC, President of Christian & Timbers, and Max Lamontel, Managing Partner, Global Aerospace & Defense, discuss how AI is reshaping leadership hiring and changing what companies look for in aerospace and defense leaders.
In the pilot episode of the AI Builders Podcast, Jeff Christian and JC Christian explore what AI transformation looks like in modern manufacturing. They discuss why successful AI adoption starts with AI-native leadership, how Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs) bridge strategy and production, and what it takes to move AI from pilot projects into measurable business outcomes. If you’re leading AI initiatives in manufacturing or building enterprise AI systems, this episode offers practical insights on leadership, deployment, and scaling AI in the real world.
Nike has entered its execution phase. The next test is whether its leadership team can turn AI investments into measurable business results.
A conversation about what it takes to architect companies around AI from the ground up.
Jeff Christian on how to become a top-level CEO in a high tech internet company. Jeff Christian of Jeff Christian & Company reveals what he and boards of directors look for in CEOs and top leadership. Jeff is credited with merging together talent, venture capital, and information.
Jeff Christian, the founder of Christian and Timbers and the CEO of Jeff Christian & Company, became an industry leader in high tech who was credited to help build one of the fastest growing and high tech companies.