Derek Z. H. Yan
Login to view DISC.Derek is the Director of Engineering at Pixieset and the Founder/former CTO of Polarr, which was acquired by Pixieset. He is an applied AI builder with deep expertise in edge inference and creative tools, having scaled Polarr to millions of users. He holds a Masters degree from Stanford University.
Dereks professional focus lies in driving AI-powered, agentic workflows for photographers. He is experienced in fundraising, scaling technical teams, SaaS licensing, strategic partnerships, and M&A, including leading the post-acquisition integration of Polarrs technology into Pixieset.
His companys AI technology has been shipped on hundreds of millions of devices through partnerships with major companies like Samsung, LG, and Lenovo.
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