Chris Wysopal (also known as Weld Pond[1]) is an entrepreneur, computer security expert and co-founder and CTO of Veracode.

He attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York where he received a bachelor's degree in computer and systems engineering in 1987.

Together with Steve Christey of MITRE he proposed an IETF RFC titled "Responsible Vulnerability Disclosure Process" in 2002.

In 2003 he testified before a United States House of Representatives subcommittee on the topic of vulnerability research and disclosure.

In 2008, Wysopal was recognized for his achievements in the IT industry by being named one of the 100 Most Influential People in IT by eWeek[7] and selected as one of the InfoWorld CTO 25.