Joe Friel
Chief Executive Officer at Yalla Cooperative
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolJoe Friel is a mission-driven CEO and founder with 8+ years in digital product design and development, leading Yalla Cooperative—a member-owned agency operating across the UK, EU and Gaza—to build accessible, impact-focused technology for non-profits and public sector partners. He combines hands-on full‑stack development roots with a background in influencer and content strategy, which helps him translate complex social challenges into user-centred digital services like apps for Universal Credit claimants and literacy support in the criminal justice system. Joe prioritises transparency, ownership and co-design, ensuring partners retain control while launching sustainable, people-centred products. As a Non-Executive Director at Founders and Coders, he also mentors peer-led tech education initiatives, bringing practical bootcamp experience to scale civic tech impact. An early career in media and award-winning children’s radio gives him uncommon strengths in storytelling, engagement and partnership building alongside his technical leadership.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
English & Creative Writing, English, 2:1, English & Creative Writing, English, 2:1 at Royal Holloway, University of LondonSt Columba's College
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Github Skills (37)
voice8
marketplace7
music7
hosting7
flutter7
react6
nodejs6
css6
material-ui6
reflect6
firebase5
project-list4
credits4
clinical-trials3
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Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
yalla-coop/myPickle
Dec 2018 - Jan 2019
A web-app developed for MyPickle: A connector for people offering support and individuals looking for support
Contributions:34 PRs, 66 pushes, 13 branches in 1 month
connector
thejoefriel/calculator
Jun 2018 - Nov 2022
Contributions:13 pushes, 2 branches in 4 years 5 months
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