Deric Cheng

Deric Cheng has a diverse work experience spanning both technical and non-technical roles. Deric is currently working as a Policy Researcher & Special Projects Lead at Convergence Analysis, where they are responsible for designing the organization's core Theory of Change and high-level organizational strategy. Deric is also managing the public launch of Convergence for early 2024 and developing a new research agenda on governance interventions.

In the past, Deric was a Co-Founder & Event Producer at Solaura Festival, where they successfully organized a camping music and arts festival for six years. Deric also worked as a Full-Stack Developer, TPM, and DevRel at Alchemy, where they played a key role in the development of a blockchain startup.

Prior to that, Deric worked at Google as an Interaction Researcher & Software Engineer, leading the engineering and product design of Pixel Buds' Translate feature and the prototyping research for next-gen Google Glass. Deric also worked at Verily Life Sciences as a Technical Developer, designing Android apps for tracking the tremor of Parkinson's patients and syncing data for clinical studies.

Deric's earlier experience includes working as a Technical Associate at Bridgewater Associates, where they led the design and development of a user tracking and usage metrics platform, and as a Technical Developer at Edmodo, where they created open-source Android widgets.

Overall, Deric Cheng has demonstrated expertise in policy research, event production, software development, and technical innovation throughout their career.

Deric Cheng attended Princeton University from 2011 to 2015, where they earned a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree in Computer Science.