Drew Kim is a skilled technical professional currently serving as a Member of Technical Staff at Chroma, focusing on retrieval for AI since September 2024. Prior experience includes a role as a Software Engineer at Patch, where efforts centered on software to accelerate climate action, and co-founding Pelm, which developed a universal API to unlock energy data and modernize the grid, participating in Y Combinator's W22 batch. Previously, Drew worked as a Software Engineer at Affirm, Inc., contributing to honest financial products that enhance lives through identity and membership solutions. Academically, Drew holds a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley, with a background from Menlo School.