Eric Bloch

Eric Bloch is a seasoned advisor to technology, education, and decentralized science (de-sci) startups. He has a deep background in engineering leadership, having served most recently as VP of Engineering at Udemy, where he oversaw the development of the core product, technology platform, and mobile engineering teams. Prior to this, he held various roles in engineering and developer community relations at various successful (and some unsuccessful!) software technology startups. Eric holds a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from Brown University, as well as two graduate degrees in Computer Science and Sociology from Stanford University. In his leisure time, he enjoys walking his golden doodle on the beach, hiking, playing the blues, frisbee, cooking, and eating. He also manages the website for his wife Dr. Isabell Beddow’s medical practice. From 2008 to 2016, he made a bunch of noise with his trombone as a member of the Tribal Blues Band.