Chris Andrews (August 13, 1956 - June 13, 2012) was an entrepreneur who worked with digital media, electronic publishing, and the Internet.
He was the first CD-ROM producer, launched the first CD-Recordable system which began the "user generated content" revolution.
He developed technologies in other areas including live webcasting, use of audio and video on the internet, and intellectual property.
In 2001, he began to pursue the restitution of a building in Vienna, Austria that was taken from his family by the Nazis in World War II.
Chris also worked at Hewlett-Packard, NewsBank, Meridian Data, and the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences.