Education

Master of Arts (M.A.) from Yale University 
Aug 2012 – May 2014
Focus: Global Affairs

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Aug 2006 – Dec 2009
Focus: Political Science, Arabic Studies

Work Experience

Director of AI at Jasper.ai 
Aug 2022  – Jul 2023

• Stood up the AI team for a Generative AI company which hit $100M revenue
• Created patent program, developed initial AI architecture, led modeling team and partnerships
• Influenced broad AI-enabled, customer-centric product design and market advantages

Director at DataRobot 
Sep 2019  – May 2022

• Built up AI Success, government vertical, data science, and system architecture teams, advancing company from a Series D to pre-IPO AI startup. My accounts won 2-7x expansions, top 5% performance)
• Directly led client and DataRobot teams to develop a US military branch’s analytics lab and deploy an finance AI app which redistributes nearly $2B a year used by over 1,500 professional end-users
• Lead designer for “game-changing” fleet readiness prediction app that recommends interventions (finance, logistics, supply, people). Demoed to 3-star generals and secretaries

Consultant at McKinsey 
Jul 2017  – Jul 2019

• Developed a regional and business function strategy for an equipment manufacturer, aiming to save 5% cost and increase revenue 9%. Developed high level strategy for satellites R&D, increasing ROI 10%
• Led a team to develop Firm’s simulation offerings, shaped 8+ client teams
• Made and launched a state governor transition’s plan for transport, transit, digital infrastructure

Advisor at White House (Obama Admin) 
Mar 2015  – Jan 2017

• Rallied task force of 20+ senior members on Secretary’s mission of integrating robotics and AI into the future Naval Force and Fleet, designing key wargames
• Inaugurated Navy into the Carbon Disclosure Project to reduce supply chain emissions
• Rewrote critical policy on stability operations policy