Donald Frederick, PhD

Donald Frederick, PhD has a diverse work experience in the field of software engineering, data science, and consulting. Donald most recently worked as a Software Engineer II at Common since October 2021. Prior to that, they worked independently as a Software Engineer, Data Scientist, and Consultant from October 2019. Donald also founded their own consulting LLC called Flourishing Technologies in January 2019, dedicated to enhancing human flourishing through software solutions. Donald was an Associate at the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University from January 2020 and co-founded Stembionix, a company focused on stem cell research and development, from December 2020 to August 2021. Additionally, they co-founded Vertua, a company focused on human well-being, from 2017 to December 2020. Donald was a Fellow at the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University from January 2018 to December 2019 and served as a Research Director at the Universal Enlightenment Forum from January 2018 to September 2019. Donald also worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute for Quantitative Social Science (IQSS) from April 2016 to January 2018, where they specialized in integrative knowledge and human flourishing. Before that, Donald co-founded Brainputer Inc in September 2014, where they managed distributed cluster systems and contributed to the development of core web app functionality using various technologies.

Donald Frederick, PhD holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Psychology from the University of Chicago, which they obtained in August 2014. Prior to that, they completed a Master of Science (MS) degree in Computer Science at the University of Chicago from 2010 to 2012. In 2009, they pursued studies in Neuroinformatics at MBL. Donald also holds a Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Divinity from the University of Chicago, earned from 2005 to 2008. Donald obtained their Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in History and Comparative Religion from Miami University, where they studied from 2001 to 2005. There is no available information on their education at University College Cork.