Andrew Cron
Managing Director at Blackstone
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolAndrew Cron is a data science and AI/ML leader with 15+ years of experience turning advanced research into high-return commercial products across retail, finance, and startups. As a former SVP and Chief Scientist at Kroger/84.51˚ and a Principal Data Scientist at Citadel, he has delivered multi‑million dollar operational impacts, doubled team throughput, and driven innovations like household-level demand forecasting that boosted ROI by 20%+. He combines deep academic training (PhD in Statistical Science) with executive practice (Kellogg Executive MBA) to bridge rigorous modeling, cloud-scale engineering, and go-to-market strategy. Known for converting high‑risk R&D into reliable production systems, he has repeatedly cut costs and accelerated throughput (e.g., 50% cost reduction in ML delivery and 2x insights throughput). Now leading data and AI strategy at Blackstone after a CDO stint, he thrives on mentoring next‑gen technical leaders and scaling data-as-a-product approaches that people don’t always see behind the scenes.
15 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D, Statistical Science, Ph.D, Statistical Science at Duke UniversityKellogg School of ManagementBachelor of Science, Statistics and Mathematics, Bachelor of Science, Statistics and Mathematics at University of South Carolina
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Github Skills (17)
mixture-model10
padding9
puzzle8
ipopt8
random-generation8
deterministic7
gpu7
python7
boost6
cython6
linear-algebra6
bayesian4
time-series-forecasting3
python-interface1
optimizer1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
dukestats/gpustats
Mar 2011 - Oct 2012
Library for GPU-related statistical functions
Contributions:38 commits in 1 year 7 months
gpu
andrewcron/cyrand
Feb 2015 - Oct 2020
Cython wrapper for Boost's random number generator.
Contributions:2 PRs, 2 pushes in 5 years 8 months
pythoncython-wrappernumber-generatorrandom-generationpuzzle
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