Meet the team
Peter holds a master's in Computational Science and Engineering from Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. He previously worked as a software engineer at Microsoft and earned a BA in philosophy from Yale University where he met Greg.
Christine holds a master's in Computational Analysis and Public Policy from the University of Chicago, where she served as a Mayoral Fellow with the City of Chicago. She previously worked as a data scientist and machine learning engineer for Meetup. She earned her BA in Social Thought and Political Economy from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Justin holds a master's in Data Science from Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. He previously worked as a data scientist and software engineer doing tech policy research at the Berkman Klein Center at Harvard University. He earned a BA in International and Global Studies from Brandeis University.
Emily holds a master's in International Development from The New School and a data science certificate from Metis. She previously worked at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Stanford Center for International Development, and Brookings Institution. She graduated summa cum laude from Washington University in St. Louis.
David holds a master's in Computer Science and a bachelor's in Political Science from Washington University in St. Louis. Before DrivenData, he was a machine learning engineer at Amazon where he helped train and evaluate machine learning models to classify billions of product images. He has also worked as a legislative assistant in the Washington State Legislature.
Robert holds a PhD in Neuroscience from the University of California, Berkeley. He previously worked on experimental and computational approaches to brain decoding from functional magnetic resonance imaging data. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Arizona in 2009.
Jackie holds a master's in Computational Analysis and Public Policy from the University of Chicago. She previously worked as a data scientist and researcher at the US Census Bureau, a senior data analyst at Toast, and an economist at Compass Lexecon. She earned her BA in Economics from Boston College.
Chris holds a B.S. in Physics with Honors and Distinction from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in Materials Science from the California Institute of Technology where he studied solid oxide fuel cell catalysts. Prior to DrivenData, Chris worked at IDEO and IDEO.org at the intersection of data science and human-centered design.
Greg holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. He has previous experience working as a management consultant at Bain & Company and in market development at green-tech startup Blu Homes. Greg served with Teach for America for two years, after graduating summa cum laude from Yale University in 2008.
Hannah holds a PhD in Psychology from Duke University and received postdoctoral training at the University of Wisconsin Madison. She has led and managed behavioral science research projects at the Center for Open Science and the Psychological Science Accelerator, and previously worked as a data scientist at Hunt Club. She holds a BA in Psychology from Reed College.
Jay holds a master's in Mechanical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology, where he studied computational fluid dynamics and optimal flow control. Before DrivenData, he was a lead data scientist at Uptake, where he used machine learning to predict failures of industrial machines. He earned a B.S.E. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University.
Isha holds a bachelor's degrees in Neuroscience and Economics from Barnard College and a master's degree in Computer Science at Columbia University. She previously worked as a research analyst at the Brookings Institution on local economic and workforce development and in the antitrust division of NERA Economic Consulting.
Isaac holds a master's in Computational Science and Engineering from Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. He holds a BS in Operations Research from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and spent seven years as a Coast Guard officer serving in a variety of operational and quantitative roles.
Katie holds a Master of Development Practice from the University of California, Berkeley, where she focused on data science for social good. Previously she worked with the Human Rights Campaign, Americorp’s American Conservation Experience, and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. She earned a BA in chemistry with high honors from Harvard University in 2015.
