Rian van der Merwe

Product leader, curious learner, and music fanatic

Hi 👋

👨‍💻 My name is Rian and I live in Portland, OR with my wife ↗ and two daughters. I am a Director of Product at Cloudflare ↗ where I support the Data team.

✍️ I write a blog called called Elezea ↗ for product managers, technology leaders, and other curious minds. The site also hosts my portfolio and resumé.

🎸 I maintain a side project ↗ with real-time listening data, as well as an ever-expanding album and artist database that helps you find wonderful things to listen to.

☕️ Let’s connect further on Bluesky ↗ and LinkedIn ↗. You can also send me an email ↗.

👌 You look nice today.