Benjamin Kinsella
Advisor at HumaneIntelligence
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBenjamin Kinsella is an advisor and educator blending eight years of applied AI, data science, and program leadership with a focus on AI safety, evaluations, and governance. Based in New York, he has led cross-functional product and operations at Tribe AI, supported human-data programs at OpenAI, and now advises Humane Intelligence on rigorous evaluation methods for AI systems. As a lecturer at Columbia, he translates research-grade methods into classroom-ready curricula on applied AI, data visualization, and research design. His nonprofit work at DataKind showcased his ability to manage large, global technical programs—recruiting and training hundreds of data scientists and running a $10M challenge with thousands of submissions and reviews. Known for wearing many hats, he pairs rigorous academic training in linguistics with hands-on implementation experience, making him adept at bridging research, governance, and real-world deployment.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Economics / Spanish, Bachelor's degree Economics / Spanish at University of KentuckyBachelor's degree Economics, Bachelor's degree Economics at Universidade de VigoDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) Hispanic Linguistics , Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Hispanic Linguistics at Rutgers University
English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Chinese
Github Skills (17)
open-source6
sentiment5
routes4
open-data4
explore4
ruby2
optimization2
sector2
machine-learning1
python1
language-processing1
survey1
medium1
logistic-regression1
nlp1
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
bjk127/bjk127.github.io
Nov 2018 - Jun 2019
Contributions:131 pushes, 1 branch in 7 months
bjk127/Glassdoor-Company-Reviews
Jan 2019 - Feb 2019
Contributions:27 commits, 25 pushes in 17 days
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