Chris Travers is a co-founder of Red Swan Ventures who uniquely combines founder-level investing responsibilities with serving as the firm's General Counsel and Operating Partner, handling complex transaction structuring personally rather than outsourcing legal work. His operating skills were recognized when NFX recruited him as Chief Operating Officer, demonstrating his reputation as a senior-scale operator for venture platforms beyond just writing checks. Chris Travers is a co-founder of Red Swan Ventures who uniquely combines founder-level investing responsibilities with serving as the firm's General Counsel and Operating Partner, handling complex transaction structuring personally rather than outsourcing legal work. His operating skills were recognized when NFX recruited him as Chief Operating Officer, demonstrating his reputation as a senior-scale operator for venture platforms beyond just writing checks.