Building a listed tool

Chris Young

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, named behind the Vertex O Series listing on Anchor Terminal.

Chris Young

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Chris Young became president and chief executive of Vertex, and joined its board, in November 2025. He was previously executive vice president for business development, strategy and ventures at Microsoft from 2020 to 2025 and chief executive of McAfee from 2017 to 2020, and he co-founded Cyveillance.

What Chris builds

  • Vertex O Series C · Tax calculation & compliance

    Vertex O Series is indirect tax software from Vertex, Inc. that calculates sales tax, use tax and VAT for a transaction and records it for reporting. Agents reach it through REST v2 APIs with OAuth client credentials.

    President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, researched 28 October 2026 · the people behind it

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Who is Chris Young?

Chris Young became president and chief executive of Vertex, and joined its board, in November 2025. He was previously executive vice president for business development, strategy and ventures at Microsoft from 2020 to 2025 and chief executive of McAfee from 2017 to 2020, and he co-founded Cyveillance.

What does Vertex, Inc. make?

Anchor Terminal lists Vertex O Series from Vertex, Inc.. Vertex O Series is indirect tax software from Vertex, Inc. that calculates sales tax, use tax and VAT for a transaction and records it for reporting. Agents reach it through REST v2 APIs with OAuth client credentials.

How are Chris's tools graded?

Vertex O Series is graded C, 54.8 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

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