"Derrick Ware is the Chief Technology Officer at Newsela where he leads a team of Software Engineering, IT, InfoSec, Data and Project Management professionals. He is an accomplished technology leader who has solved tech problems at a variety of large SaaS and B2B tech companies. Derrick develops impactful strategies by focusing on delivering key outcomes, building amazing teams, and quickly adapting to new learnings. He is data driven and excels at the execution of big ideas with given constraints. Derrick was an F-15E “Strike Eagle” crew chief in the United States Air Force, and subsequently spent several years working on hardware and software solutions at IBM. --- Derrick’s favorite subject in school: Math"