Primary Job Title CEO & Founder Primary Organization Paerpay
Location Greater Boston Area, United States, North America Regions East Coast, New England Gender Male
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Derek is the CEO and Founder at Paerpay. His passion is creating better user experiences to help companies and consumers solve complex problems. He started working on Paerpay in 2016 after winning Money 20/20, the world's largest financial technology hackathon.
Graduating Cum Laude from Worcester State University in 2015, Derek won
their first-ever business competition. After graduating, he was selected to join Dell EMC’s Marketing Development Rotational Program. He led various initiatives, including the Hybrid Cloud Program. While there, was able to deliver higher overall program efficiencies by optimizing multiple marketing and sales tools. In his down time, he started a product design business to help companies close the gap between what they build and what their market needs. His clients ranged from early stage companies to entities with $5M+ of funding.
In his free time, Derek volunteers with the Framingham State University Foundation Board and the WPI Tech Advisor Network. He also enjoys boxing and drone flying.
