Greg Coppola
President at coppola.ai
Mexico
Summary
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Top SchoolGreg Coppola is a technology entrepreneur and software leader with a PhD in computer science and over a decade of hands-on experience building AI-driven products and developer tooling. Currently President of coppola.ai and founder of the social innovation startup Think Different, Again., he blends research-grade expertise with startup velocity to reshape social media and media-focused AI applications. His background includes research and engineering roles at Google and Hiro Systems, and meaningful open-source contributions to the Stacks blockchain documentation that improve developer usability for the Clarity smart-contract language. Based in Mexico, he pairs cross-cultural leadership with deep technical fluency across backend systems, documentation, and language design. A less obvious thread across his career is a sustained focus on making complex systems more approachable—whether via clear docs, examples, or product UX—bridging academic rigor and practical developer experience.
6 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Computer Science at The University of EdinburghBachelor’s Degree Computer Science, Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science at University of WaterlooMaster’s Degree Linguistics, Master’s Degree Linguistics at Simon Fraser University
English, Spanish, Chinese
Github Skills (3)
documentation10
clarity10
blockchain7
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
stacks-network/stacks-core
May 2021 - Jan 2023
The Stacks blockchain implementation
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:486 reviews, 1771 commits, 141 PRs in 1 year 8 months
Contributions summary:Greg primarily contributed to the documentation, adding and refining the examples within the Clarity language documentation. They focused on enhancing the usability of the language by updating and clarifying documentation for core functions. The commits also included a few format changes, suggesting a focus on code readability, alongside adjustments to ensure the documentation provided relevant and clear examples.
appsblockstackdnsrustserverless
gregorycoppola/bayes-star
Dec 2023 - Mar 2025
Implementation
Contributions:609 pushes, 60 branches in 1 year 3 months
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