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Galen Krumel

Enthusiast · DISC type i
Head of Engineering at Novi
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Galen Krumel is an experienced engineering leader specializing in building products and scaling teams, with a background from the University of California, Santa Cruz. He has held leadership roles at Novi, HOVER Inc. , and Lyte, focusing on achieving organizational success and building trustworthy, AI-driven commerce platforms.

He has a nuanced view on technology adoption, actively using AI coding tools for personal productivity while also highlighting data that suggests they can be detrimental to overall team software delivery performance.

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Experience
5 Years
Current Role
Head of Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Galen shows up

Non-Confrontational
Optimistic
Consensus Focused

They prefer to build relationships rather than staying totally transactional. Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials. They agree with others often, so exercise caution when relying on their word.

Priorities

Topics Galen cares about

Trustworthy AI
He is focused on developing trustworthy products and using AI to power commerce with verified trust signals.
AI-Driven Commerce
A key area of his focus is the application of artificial intelligence to the world of online shopping and e-commerce.
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Career

Work history

4-2025
Head of Engineering
Novi
11-2024 - 5-2025
Fractional Head of Engineering
Novi
11-2024
Partner
Enlightened Studios
6-2023 - 9-2024
VP, Engineering
HOVER Inc.
5-2022 - 5-2023
VP of Engineering
Lyte
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1-1997 - 6-2000
BA
University of California, Santa Cruz
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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