about

Hi 👋

I'm Drew. My pronouns are he/they.

Bio

I live in Portland, Oregon 🌲, with my partner and two daughters. I’m an avid reader, and deeply curious about the world and the people within it.

Over the past 17 years, I’ve led teams that build software and platforms that people rely on every day. In my roles at companies like Fullscreen, New Relic, Jeli, and PagerDuty, I’ve helped launch global streaming and e-commerce products, improved developer platforms that power how teams ship and operate software, and guided teams through the complexities of startup growth, acquisition, and large-scale infrastructure evolution. Along the way, I’ve learned that great engineering leadership is about creating the conditions for people to do their best work. I thrive at the intersection of people, systems, and strategy, helping teams approach complex problems with clarity, resilience, and purpose.

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Contact

I would love to hear from you!

Email me at drew at drewstokes dot com, say hello on Mastodon or Bluesky, or share anonymous feedback with me here.

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