As Principal Architect of Innovation, Eric Christian leads the company’s global software development strategy for leading solutions like Vertex O Series Edge. An accomplished executive in tax automation software, he joined Vertex in 2021 after the company acquired Tellutax, an edge computing technology startup. Previously he was co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at Tellutax, President of ECTaxSolutions, Executive Director of Tax Technology at DMA. Eric also co-founded Sabrix and led the design and development of its indirect tax software platform. Sabrix was acquired by Thomson Reuters in 2009. He earned a B.S. in Information Systems, Marketing and Computer Science from Oregon State University.