Deric Cheng
Director Of Research at Windfall Trust
Princeton, New Jersey, United States
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Top SchoolDeric Cheng is a research-driven technology leader with 12 years of experience building products, teams, and policy frameworks at the intersection of AI, software engineering, and economic governance. Currently Director of Research at Windfall Trust, he convenes experts on post-AGI labor policy and is organizing an AGI Social Contract Summit while leading two cohorts of 30 fellows. His background spans hands-on full-stack engineering and developer product leadership—from building core APIs and SDKs at Alchemy to prototyping real‑time translation and novel UX for Pixel Buds and Glass at Google—and includes open-source contributions to mobile and device integrations. He blends startup execution (co-founding a midsized arts festival and scaling developer ecosystems) with rigorous policy work at Convergence Analysis on model and chip registries, making him equally fluent in shipping systems and shaping governance. Based in Princeton, he combines Princeton engineering training with a knack for translating technical detail into practical economic and regulatory interventions.
12 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Computer Science, Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Computer Science at Princeton University
Github Skills (5)
javascript10
c-language10
cprogramming-language10
html8
cordova7
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
blackberry/WebWorks-Community-APIs
Feb 2014 - Mar 2014
Community owned repository containing JavaScript Extensions for BlackBerry WebWorks
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:16 commits in 1 month
Contributions summary:Deric contributed to the development of a BlackBerry WebWorks extension, adding functionality and making code improvements. The commits demonstrate work on both the front-end and back-end, with changes to JavaScript, HTML, and native code (C++). They implemented features related to LED control and incorporated Mongoose library.
javascriptextensionsjavascript-extensions
rachitwatts/CircleImageCropper
Jul 2013 - Aug 2013
Contributions:22 commits in 11 days
widgetrotatingandroidandroid-widgetselection
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