Eric Gundersen
Chair Of The Board Of Directors at Straightaway
Switzerland
Summary
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Top SchoolEric Gundersen is a seasoned technology founder and executive with 12 years of leadership experience steering mapping platform Mapbox from a Development Seed project to a global product, recently transitioning from CEO to Chair of the Board. He blends product, design and business acumen—having started as a designer and journalist—so he thinks deeply about user-facing experiences and the data infrastructures that power them. Based in Switzerland, Eric has a track record of scaling teams, shaping company culture, and translating nonprofit-focused geodata work into a commercial developer platform. He advises startups like Straightaway and brings a pragmatic, hands-on sensibility to governance, summed up in his motto “no passengers on the battleship,” which reflects his preference for ownership and operational involvement.
12 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Development Economics and International Development, Master's degree Development Economics and International Development at American University
Spanish, French
Github Skills (39)
tiles10
mapbox-gl10
mapbox-gl-js9
javascript9
webgl9
openstreetmap9
geojson9
browser9
vector-tiles9
3d9
vector9
maps9
monorepo8
sailfishos8
user-feedback8
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
mapbox/drone-feedback
Jul 2014 - Feb 2016
Contributions:3 commits, 1 push in 1 year 6 months
dronefeedbackuser-feedbackmapbox
mapbox/mapbox-press-assets
May 2014 - May 2014
Contributions:2 commits in 1 day
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