# Chris Testa

> Chris Testa is chief Technology Officer at System1 (owner of MapQuest). MapQuest on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Chief Technology Officer, System1 (owner of MapQuest).

Chris Testa is Chief Technology Officer of System1, the owner of MapQuest. He was earlier VP of Engineering at Adly and worked at Google and YouTube on distributed systems.

## What Chris builds

- [MapQuest](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mapquest.md), graded F, 35.4/100, in Maps, geocoding & places. MapQuest's location APIs cover geocoding, directions, route matrices, place search, traffic and static maps. Agents call the REST API with a key or connect to a hosted MCP server over OAuth. Chief Technology Officer, System1 (owner of MapQuest), researched 2026-10-28.

## Works with

- [Albert Martin](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/albert-martin/), Director of Engineering, System1 / MapQuest
- [Chuck Ursini](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/chuck-ursini/), Co-founder and President, System1 (owner of MapQuest)
- [Michael Blend](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/michael-blend/), Co-founder, CEO and Chairman, System1 (owner of MapQuest)

## Questions

### Who is Chris Testa?

Chris Testa is Chief Technology Officer of System1, the owner of MapQuest. He was earlier VP of Engineering at Adly and worked at Google and YouTube on distributed systems.

### What does MapQuest Holdings LLC (System1 company) make?

Anchor Terminal lists MapQuest from MapQuest Holdings LLC (System1 company). MapQuest's location APIs cover geocoding, directions, route matrices, place search, traffic and static maps. Agents call the REST API with a key or connect to a hosted MCP server over OAuth.

### How are Chris's tools graded?

MapQuest is graded F, 35.4 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.mongodb.com/solutions/customer-case-studies/system1-mapquest
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/albertcmartin
- https://developer.mapquest.com/
- https://developer.mapquest.com/contact-us/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System1
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MapQuest

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