Paul Chapman is a political scientist, technology strategist, and entrepreneur who founded the Centercratic Party — a new American political party built to represent the 45% of Americans who now identify as independent, the highest figure Gallup has ever recorded. Chapman's career bridges two worlds that rarely overlap: political science and Fortune 100 technology leadership. He holds an M.A. in Political Science from UC Santa Barbara, where his academic work focused on American political institutions, electoral systems, and public policy. Over three decades in business, Chapman served as Enterprise Chief Information Officer at Gap Inc., where he led a global technology organization of 950 employees and 1,000 contractors, managed a $750M annual IT budget, and directed digital transfor...