Chris Hartswick is the CPO and Co-Founder of Ideoli Group, Inc. – a custom lighting products manufacturer with a global client base.
From his days studying architecture as an undergraduate at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in New York, Chris began appreciating how light interacts with architecture and transforms spaces. He went on to receive his Master’s in Lighting from RPI.
Chris was the VP of Design and Development at Solais Lighting – an LED lighting startup, working directly under one of the most revered experts in the lighting world. He was one of the founding members and helped take the company to acquisition.
Chris now runs an international manufacturing company with his business partner, creating the most intricate lighting products for clients across multiple industries and in over 30 countries around the world. Being able to work with global brands (Tesla, WeWork, Microsoft, Aston Martin, Industrious, Convene and Hilton to name a few) has pushed his company to set up multiple offices in New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, Athens, Buenos Aires, Shanghai and Ho Chi Minh City.
