Kent Wills is an engineering leader at Yelp, where he directs the Relevance and core Consumer Experience groups, focusing on next-gen search and GenAI product integration. A University of Maryland alumnus, he actively advises for ELC, Next47, and 645 Ventures, coaches other leaders, and contributes to the broader tech community through speaking engagements.
Beyond his primary role, Kent is a US Army veteran who served as a Battalion Tactical Director in Okinawa, Japan. He is passionate about mentoring, having founded a veterans mentorship program at Yelp, and advises developers to build hobby projects to demonstrate passion and hone their skills outside of work.
He co-authored a paper on "AtmoSPHERE, " a novel system for an interactive Zen garden that represents space and movement using sand traces.
Read the full overview →Behavioral traits and communication patterns that shape how this person evaluates opportunities, builds trust, and makes decisions in professional settings.
Dominance, influence, steadiness, and calculativeness scores with guidance on how this person prefers to communicate and decide.
Discover additional public profiles from our index.
Looking for someone else? Search here for anyone.