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Eric Thiel
Head of Academic & Developer Relations
Analog Devices
Eric is the Head of Academic and Developer Relations at ADI, where he has spent the past two years building a developer program to support the global community of developers working with ADI, as well as deepening partnerships with many universities and partners to make learning more accessible. Prior to joining ADI Eric led developer experience at Cisco, where he had the opportunity to speak at dozens of developer events around the globe, teaching software skills and bringing community feedback back to product teams to reduce developer friction.