Will Koffel

Fire Safety Consultant and Engineering Expert

Will Koffel, a seasoned professional known for his role as a serial east-coast Startup CTO, has transitioned to an intriguing position dealing with Google's most stimulating product and strategy challenges.

His educational background includes studies at Fay School, St. Mark's School, and he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Music Composition from the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Koffel has been engaged in various key positions within Google, such as Product Strategy at Google and holding the title of Founder In Residence at Area 120. Prior to these roles, he has demonstrated his expertise as Head Of Startup Ecosystems, Google Cloud, Americas, and at Google Cloud Learning Technologies.

Throughout his career, Will Koffel has shown his versatile skill set by serving as the Chief Technology Officer at Qwiklabs, Co-Founder of Outlearn, Chief Elucidation Officer at Clearlytech, and Chief Technology Officer at Thumb. Additionally, he has been actively involved in the startup community, holding positions like Boston Leader at Venwise and Mentor In Residence at Cic Critical Mass via the New England Venture Capital Association.

Koffel's journey includes diverse experiences such as being the Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Operations at Sermo, a Founder at F1 The Game, Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder at Wis.Dm, Co-Founder at Johnnycab, and Director of Server Development at Miva, Inc. His earlier professional endeavors also include roles as a Senior Software Engineer at Akamai Technologies.

Experience

Partner at Koffel International - Fire Safety Consultancy (December 2015 - Present)

President at Koffel Associates, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland (February 1986 - September 2022), Adjunct Faculty at Owensboro Community & Technical College (December 2014 - May 2019), Adjunct Faculty at National Fire Academy (1980 - 2005), Adjunct Faculty at University of Maryland (1980 - 2001)