Chris Packard is LinkedIn’s Global Live Operations Lead and the founder of Stream Force, a globally distributed team he built to provide high-touch technical onboarding and live-event support for LinkedIn’s largest customers. Stream Force supports complex broadcasts tied to millions of dollars in LinkedIn Event Ads investment, helping customers plan, test, troubleshoot, and deliver reliable live experiences worldwide. Since joining LinkedIn in 2017 as a Senior Streaming Producer, Chris has helped shape LinkedIn Live’s operational model, including global production playbooks, incident-response and escalation practices, streaming-tool validation, and the recent launch of Persistent Stream Key. He is also developing AI-assisted workflows that automate intake, reporting, scheduling, and operational knowledge management.  Previously, Chris led action-sports content partnerships at Eversport, later acquired by Pluto TV, and held business development and production roles at Livestream and Fox Mobile Group.