About
Ed Adjei is CEO and co-founder of Aragorn AI, which develops software for HR and people operations.
Founder at Aragorn AIYC S22
Intro paths
YC
Ed went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Aragorn AI's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Ed can intro founders to Aragorn AI's investors below.
Aragorn AI's investors · 3
Co-founders at Aragorn AI
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Gladys AdjeiFounder
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Eric AdjeiExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- Aragorn AICo-Founder, CEOcurrent2022 — present
- H1Director of Product Engineering, Platform2021New York, New York, United States
- StordDirector Software Engineering2021
- BlackbaudDirector of Software Development2019 — 2021
- BlackbaudVP of Software Engineering, Enterprise Platform - YourCause (Aquired by Blackbaud)2015 — 2019Plano, Texas
- ITT Technical InstituteAdjunct Professor2014 — 2016Dallas/Fort Worth Area
- CBRESoftware Architect2014 — 2015
- Tessitura NetworkSoftware Architect2013 — 2014
- Veritix(TM)Lead Software Engineer2012 — 2013dallas/fort worth area
- Ambit EnergySenior Software Developer2011 — 2012
- MedAssetsSoftware Engineer2010 — 2011United States
- ExcentusSenior Programmer2009 — 2010
- Liberty PromotionsLead Software Developer2007 — 2009
Skills & more
Apache KafkaTest Driven DevelopmentDesign PatternsAgile MethodologiesNHibernateNUnitMVCTDDAgileSoftware DevelopmentSDLCSoftware Engineering
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Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Apache SparkHands-on Technical LeadershipMachine LearningSocial InclusionTalent ManagementEmployee EngagementEmployee RelationsAmazon Web Services (AWS)C#WCFASP.NET MVC- Skills for Inclusive Conversations — LinkedIn
- Confronting Bias: Thriving Across Our Differences — LinkedIn
- Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging — LinkedIn
- Unconscious Bias — LinkedIn
From Ed's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ed Adjei?
- Ed Adjei is CEO and co-founder of Aragorn AI, which develops software for HR and people operations.
- Where does Ed Adjei work?
- Ed Adjei is Founder of Aragorn AI.
- What companies did Ed Adjei found?
- Ed Adjei founded Aragorn AI.
- Where did Ed Adjei go to school?
- Ed Adjei studied at Y Combinator; Southern Methodist University (Master of Science - MS, Software Engineering); The University of Texas at Dallas (Bachelor of Science - BS, Software Engineering).
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