The Understory
The Understory
Drew Stokes
Hi 👋 I'm Drew. My pronouns are he/they. I live in Portland, Oregon 🌲, with my partner and two daughters. I’m an avid reader, and deeply curious about the world and the people within it. Over the past 17 years, I’ve led teams that build software and platforms that people rely on every day. In my roles at companies like Fullscreen, New Relic, Jeli, and PagerDuty, I’ve helped launch global streaming and e-commerce products, improved developer platforms that power how teams ship and operate software, and guided teams through the complexities of startup growth, acquisition, and large-scale infrastructure evolution. Along the way, I’ve learned that great engineering leadership is about creating the conditions for people to do their best work. I thrive at the intersection of people, systems, and strategy, helping teams approach complex problems with clarity, resilience, and purpose.
Latest posts
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The Baumol Effect 2025-11-03 02:49pm
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Walking in the Rain 2025-10-25 02:58pm
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Books 2025-02-04 05:59pm
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Awaken 2025-01-27 04:52pm
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One-way Doors 2024-02-26 03:50pm
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Obie 2024-02-03 10:17am
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Fake Problems 2024-01-20 11:56am
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Compounding Change 2023-12-30 08:57am
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Mindset is Key 2023-10-26 02:23pm
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In a Landscape 2023-09-26 07:05pm