In the early stages of Chris Ghazarian’s education, a pre-law course at the University of Southern California offered by Professor Charles Whitebread changed his life trajectory. Professor Whitebread noted Chris’s knack for jumping to conclusions outside the class’s legal scope. Chris wrestled with this feedback at first, assuming it was criticism. In his words, “it was difficult to reach legal conclusions and then stop thinking ahead”; he wanted to apply them to “bigger, grander ideas.” Before long, Professor Whitebread would comment on Chris’s potential to achieve “much more than law” for the same reason.
Chris later discovered this to be a passion – taking stable legal principles and weaving them into visionary ideas that drive business forward and shape the world. This passion intersects with his professional journey, as general counsel at DreamHost, and now leading all operations, creating synergy between business strategy, core compliance teams, and the legal sphere.