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Carter Rabasa

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Head of Developer Relations at Box
📍 Seattle, Washington, United States

Carter leads Developer Relations at Box, leveraging over 20 years of experience from roles at IBM, DataStax, and Twilio. He is a passionate advocate for developers, focusing on the intersection of AI and web development. Colleagues describe him as creative, goal-oriented, and having a phenomenal pulse on the developer community. He holds an MBA from Texas McCombs.

Based in the Pacific Northwest, Carter is a husband and father of two who is deeply embedded in the local tech scene. He is the lead organizer for the CascadiaJS conference and the SeattleJS meetup. In his spare time, he is an angel investor, supporting developer-centric startups through his group, 200 OK Ventures.

Interesting fact: Carter actively fosters a love for technology in his family, and a project to get his young daughter laptop stickers for her coding achievements went viral within the tech community.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Head of Developer Relations
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States
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AI Agent Development
His recent work at IBM and Box, along with conference talks and social media posts, focuses heavily on building applications with AI agents and sandboxes.
Developer Community
He is the lead organizer for major developer events like the CascadiaJS conference and SeattleJS meetup, demonstrating a long-term commitment to community building.
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Career

Work history

1-2026
Head of Developer Relations
Box
8-2025 - 1-2026
Head of Developer Relations, Open Agentic Platform (via acquisition)
IBM
11-2023 - 8-2025
Head of Developer Relations
DataStax
4-2023 - 11-2023
Head of Developer Relations
Courier
2-2023
Advisor
Heavybit
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Education
2007 - 2009
MBA
Texas McCombs School of Business
1996 - 2000
BS
William & Mary
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