Chris Daniel is a native Houstonian, born to the son of a Baptist minister from Arkansas, and a Dutch immigrant mother from the Caribbean. Civic minded at an early age, Chris is an Eagle Scout, a perennial volunteer for non-profits such as Big Brothers Big Sisters, The Houston Food Bank, and Target Hunger, and a member of Rotary. Chris graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in Mechanical Engineering with a business minor in 2005, and from Night Law School from South Texas College of Law with a specialization in patent law in 2010. After researching and designing oilfield tool and managing projects in the oil business, Chris became involved in the field of Intellectual Property and Patent Law.