Derek Sessions
CTO @ Yoodli | Building AI technology that helps people level up through experiential learning
- Role
- Chief Technology Officer at Yoodli AI Roleplays
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Derek Sessions
I lead engineering at Yoodli, where we’re building AI technology that helps people improve through realistic, interactive practice. Our AI roleplay platform gives professionals a safe environment to prepare for high-stakes conversations while giving managers time back to focus on coaching and leadership.Since our Series A, we’ve seen more than 50% growth in usage and customer expansion across GTM, leadership, and enablement teams. With our recent $40M Series B, we’re accelerating development across AI, video, and large-scale conversational systems.Previously, I spent more than seven years at Panopto as Engineering Manager for Video, leading teams across creation, analytics, and cloud operations. Prior to that, I worked at Microsoft as a Senior Software Development Engineer focused on WARP (Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform).I’m proud to help shape a team committed to technical rigor, thoughtful innovation, and meaningful impact.We’re hiring! Check out: yoodli.ai/careers
Experience
Chief Technology Officer
Feb 2023 — Present · Seattle, WA, US
At Yoodli, we\'re building technology to help people improve their communication skills in a judgement free environment. Yoodli provides you AI powered feedback on your filler words, pacing, body language, and much more - try Yoodli during your everyday meetings with our Zoom integration or use it to ace your next interview, presentation or speech. Our users range from world champions of public speaking to TEDx coaches, corporate professionals, and college students preparing for their first interview.
Education
Rice University
B.S.C.S., Computer Science
2005 — 2009
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