Erica Hanson is a Stanford graduate who has worked at Google for over 14 years in a variety of different roles. She has worked in the Singapore, London, San Francisco, and NYC offices to name a few. Erica is currently a Senior Program Manager on the Developer Relations team in NYC. She leads Google Developer Student Clubs, a community program where students can learn Google technologies. Erica has expanded this program to a global level in which students are making huge impacts on their communities all across the globe.
Twitter: @ErikaKHanson
LinkedIn: Erica Hanson
Erica Hanson Bio:
I've been at Google 15 years and worked across different areas of the business (sales, operations, engineering) and in different offices (Mountain View, San Francisco, London, Singapore, New York).
I'm currently part of the engineering org on the Developer Relations team and work with developers across the world. I'm now managing the team that leads Google's Developer Community Programs including Google Developer Groups (GDG) and Google Developer Student Clubs (GDSC). I'm still leading the GDSC program!
Global Head of Google Developer Student Clubs (GDSC), which are university based community groups for students interested in Google developer technologies. By joining a GDSC, students grow their knowledge in a peer-to-peer learning environment and build solutions for local businesses and their community. There are over 1,500 clubs all over the world in over 100 countries.
Here are a few stories from Developer Student Club Leads making an impact:
- Students build a flood alert app in Indonesia: https://youtu.be/oxQ7wfiS4GY
- Students in Ghana build an AR/VR navigation app: https://youtu.be/GuK4MrXDgng
For two years, I co-led the DevFest event series which are community-led events by the Google Developer Groups communities around the world over the last 2 years. We reached over 100,000 developers through 500 events around the world in 2019.
I used to lead the global lead of the Google Business Group (GBG) program, a community program supporting entrepreneurs across the world.
I enjoy public speaking and have been fortunate to be able to speak to thousands of developers and startups at many events across the world.
I am passionate about communities and co-founded Geek Girl Meetup Singapore, which is a community for women in tech. Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/GeekGirlMeetup.sg
Here are a few videos of programs I led in Indonesia:
- Launchpad Indonesia event in partnership with the ICT Ministry and 1000 Startup Digital: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLV8b31v7Wg&t=2s
- Interview on Metro TV news about our Launchpad Accelerator program: https://goo.gl/photos/rU7sYURnJQrfNHLi8
- Recap video of our Launchpad Accelerator press conference in Indonesia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRTSWXEsLI4&feature=youtu.be
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