Derick Pearson
Derick Pearson
Overview
Derick is a founder president and CFO of Code Fever Miami. Derick started his career as a financial analyst and transitioned into experiential marketing for seven years managing campaigns for national brands. Derick was a successful entrepreneur and a financial and IT professional but it was only while attending tech conferences and reading research reports that Derick learned Miami has the largest wealth gap. He also learned of the horrible diversity numbers of tech firms. Derick witnessed the wealth generating ability of the innovation sector and Miami's Black communities struggling to find meaningful employment and startup support. Motivated by the way other Blacks in the tech sector throughout the nation possessed a sense of purpose and pride Derick dove into his own belief in the power of economic development and community building. Derick and Code Fever have been recognized by NBC The Huffington Post Source and others. Derick is a former White House Champion of Change BMe Fellow and SXSW Advisor. Derick holds a BA from Morehouse College.
