Silas Boyd-Wickizer

Chief Technology Officer at Valora

Silas Boyd-Wickizer is a data-informed engineering leader with a focus on incrementally developing software to add user value.

He has a diverse technical background and contributes as both a leader and an engineer across various technical domains.

Silas is passionate about building and scaling diverse teams and actively participates in open source initiatives.

His educational background includes a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a Master's Degree in Computer Science from Stanford University, and a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science also from Stanford University.

With a rich professional history, Silas has held key positions in notable organizations such as Chief Technology Officer at Valora, Senior Director Of Engineering at GoDaddy, Director of Engineering at GoDaddy, Principal Software Engineer at GoDaddy, and Senior Software Engineer at GoDaddy.

Furthermore, he gained industry experience as an Intern at Ksplice, Inc. and held Research Intern positions at Microsoft (Research).