Frank Stratton

Frank Stratton is a versatile professional, blending his passion for engineering, tinkering, and rock climbing. With nearly a decade of experience, Frank excels in building software tools and services. Currently, he holds the esteemed position of Director of Engineering at Ngrok. Previously, he demonstrated his leadership and technical prowess as the CTO and Co-founder of Runscope, a prominent API developer tools company. Prior to his entrepreneurial ventures, Frank made significant contributions as the technical lead for the Twilio API Team, focusing on designing, architecting, and scaling the Twilio REST API. Furthermore, he is a co-creator and maintainer of Flask-RESTful, an open-source framework for developing REST APIs.

Frank's academic journey includes pursuing a Master's degree in Computer Science, specializing in Systems & Security at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Throughout his career, Frank has held key roles at various organizations, including Y Combinator, CA Technologies, Ngrok, Runscope, Twilio, Localot, Pelago, and Amazon.com. His diverse experience spans from product engineering to software development and leadership roles, enriching his expertise and insights in the tech industry.