Chris BalakrishnanChris Balakrishnan founded Nerd Nite when he was a graduate student in evolutionary biology at Boston University. Nerd Nite was born of a Boston bar owner's curiosity about Chris' ornithological adventures in Cameroon and Australia. Chris now orks as a Program Director at the National Science Foundation, an adjunct professor at East Carolina University, and a research associate at the National Museum of Natural History. Read More Read Less