PANEL: Accelerate the Career Growth of Engineering Leaders

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Joe Binney

Former VP @ Robinhood


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Raylene Yung

CEO @ U.S. Digital Response

Raylene Yung is the CEO of U.S. Digital Response, a nonpartisan effort that connects experienced, pro bono technology teams to governments and organizations responding to the COVID-19 crisis. She was previously a fellow with the Aspen Institute’s Tech Policy Hub and an engineering and product executive at Stripe and Facebook. She holds a BS and MS in Computer Science from Stanford University.


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Lee Edwards

Partner @ Root Ventures

Lee was most recently CTO at Teespring. Previously, Lee was a mechanical engineer at iRobot, a software engineer at Pivotal Labs, Lead Engineer at SideTour (acquired by Groupon in 2013), and engineering manager for GrouponLive. He graduated from Olin College of Engineering with a degree in Systems Engineering.


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Daniel Portillo

Co-Founder @ The General Partnership

Daniel Portillo is a seasoned venture capitalist and entrepreneur with over two decades of experience in the tech industry. He is the co-founder of The General Partnership, a venture capital firm that focuses on helping companies grow from early stages to scale. Before co-founding The General Partnership, Daniel was a prominent Operating Partner at Greylock, where he played a key role in building the firm’s talent network and supporting portfolio companies with their hiring and organizational development. He also worked closely with the United States Digital Service, assisting in recruiting top tech talent to improve government digital services. Earlier in his career, Daniel held significant positions at Mozilla, where he was instrumental in leading recruitment and HR efforts. Daniel Portillo holds a BA from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and is known for his expertise in connecting the right people, products, and opportunities to accelerate company growth and success​

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