Auriel.
I've spent the last decade at the intersection of cutting-edge machine learning research and real-world product impact. I've built AI systems used by billions of people, backed early-stage founders building the next generation of AI companies, and helped senior leaders figure out what this technology actually means for how they work and lead.
I build products, invest in companies, coach executives, and host communities. Each of those roles makes the others sharper. The common thread is a practitioner's relationship with AI: I've shipped it, studied it, bet on it, and taught it.
Harvard
Computer Science, and a lasting interest in how intelligent systems perceive and make sense of the world.
Y Combinator W20
Co-founded a startup from zero. Fast decisions under uncertainty, product calls with almost no data, and what it feels like to be responsible for the whole thing.
Google Brain
Research PM translating ML work into systems that fed Search, Pixel and Waymo. A Cannes Lion for authentic representation in imaging; published at NeurIPS.
Google DeepMind
PM Lead on Gemini, self-coding agents, self-evolving systems and reinforcement learning research.
Practitioners make the best coaches.
The most useful perspective on AI transformation comes from people who've actually shipped AI systems.
Community is compounding.
The connections made in a small room with the right people change careers, companies, and sometimes fields.
The best products start with the human.
The product only works if it fits into someone's life in a way that actually helps them.
Representation matters in AI.
As a first-order product and research concern. Who builds the system shapes what it sees and does.
- Harvard, B.S. Computer Science
- YC W20 founder
- NeurIPS author
- Cannes Lion award
- San Francisco & Atlanta
- Dog parent to Chicken Nugget
Want to work together? I'm open to coaching, advising, and conversations with people building at the frontier.
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