Summary
Geoffrey Young is a pragmatic engineering leader and CTO with 11 years in senior technology roles and a total career spanning software engineering, product-focused startups, and enterprise leadership. Currently leading technology at SpendHQ after heading KYC technology at Moody’s Analytics, he specializes in fixing broken systems and scaling what works across regulated, data-intensive domains. His background ranges from founding a startup and contributing to Apache’s mod_perl PMC to VP engineering roles at CloudMine and IntegriChain, demonstrating both hands-on technical depth and organizational scaling expertise. Based in Philadelphia, he blends a scientific mindset—grounded in a chemistry and philosophy double major—with decades of software delivery experience. Known for pragmatic open-source engagement and system-level thinking, he excels at turning complex compliance and data problems into reliable, maintainable platforms.
11 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science Chemistry, Bachelor of Science Chemistry at University of Delaware