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Professional ​
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I work across disciplines and teams to transform data and analytics into better business outcomes.

Professional Skills

Causal inference

Design of experiments

Statistics

Forecasting

Business model innovation

Startups

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Work​
experience​

Microsoft Inc.

Principal Data Scientist, Windows Data, 2024–to date

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  • Led novel backlog prioritization framework for Windows. Enabled USD ROI ranking of features across teams, and a feedback loop for continuous improvement. Achieved 100% OKRs (peer median 66%). Endorsed by the Corporate VP.

  • Initiated Windows business model innovation effort. Leveraged platform economics to identify opportunities to 2-3x annual revenue ($20B+) over five years. Got buy-in from Marketing, Business Planning, and Strategy

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Principal Data and Applied Sciences Manager, Windows Engineering, 2021–2023

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  • Initiated, designed, and led first experiment to measure lift of a full OS release (Windows 11). Assembled and coordinated 38-person v-team across 8 orgs. C-suite extended experiment thrice, influencing major product decisions.

  • Coached team on agile principles, scrum, and intake processes to handle fire drills, ad hoc requests, and changing roadmaps. Helped boost team Thrive Score 5 points above company average, 8 points above data org (range 0-100).

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Marriott International Inc.

Director of Marketplace Analytics, 2019–2020

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Nike Inc.

Director of Product Management, Advanced Analytics and Machine Learning, 2018–2019​

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  • ​Built foundational self-serve Machine Learning and AI infrastructure, and new demand signals estimated to yield $100-$300M in additional revenue through better demand forecasts.

 

Cambridge Social Science Decision Lab Inc.

Technical Founder, 2013–2018

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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Research Fellow, Department of Global Health and Population, 2011–2012

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World Bank Group

Staff Economist, Development Economics Prospects Group, 2004–2006
Research Analyst, Development Economics Prospects Group, 2000–2003
Consultant, Development Economics Prospects Group, 1999

Scientific Computing

R

Python

Stata

EViews

Stan

SQL

NetLogo

Git

Reproducible research

Education

Ph.D. Political Methodology (causal inference)

New York University, 2010.  Completed in 4 years.

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M.A. International Economics

Johns Hopkins University, 1999. Graduated with distinction.

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B.A. Politics, Philosophy and Economics

Oxford University, 1996

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