Chris Pordon
Founder of Tenth Man
Chris Pordon is the founder of Tenth Man, an auditable, multi-model AI decision workflow that structures recommendation, adversarial critique, and final synthesis into a transparent decision record.
His background includes Marine Corps intelligence, political consulting, alternative asset hedge fund management, sales leadership, and pre-seed through Series C startup revenue growth. Tenth Man grew out of his work on decision-making under uncertainty, consensus failure, and the need for structured dissent in high-stakes environments.
He hosts The Tenth Man Podcast, on failed consensus, institutional dissent, and high-stakes decisions.
He writes about adversarial analysis, strategic decision-making, traceability, risk, and the operational discipline required to make better decisions.