Bennet Voorhees
Co-Founder And Chief Technology Officer at New York University
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolBennet Voorhees is a machine learning leader and startup CTO with over a decade of experience building analytics and AI systems that scale, currently co-founding Ikona Analytics to modernize HR infrastructure by fusing AI, engineering, and strategy. He has led ML and data science teams at Expedia, Amazon, and Merck, delivering forecasting, anomaly detection, graph analytics, and enterprise workforce modeling while driving cross-functional adoption of data products. Bennet blends hands-on technical depth with product and executive collaboration, having defined vision and scaled data platforms for people operations at large enterprises. His background in economics and China studies gives him a systems-level, cross-cultural perspective that informs model design, product roadmaps, and organizational strategy. He also teaches and advises graduate students in human capital analytics, signaling a commitment to translating applied research into workforce impact.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Economics and Chinese (double major), Bachelor's degree Economics and Chinese (double major) at University of OregonMaster of Arts - MA International Economics China Studies, Master of Arts - MA International Economics China Studies at Nanjing UniversityCertificate Data Science, Certificate Data Science at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthProfessional Certificate Artificial Intelligence, Professional Certificate Artificial Intelligence at Stanford University School of EngineeringMaster of Arts - MA International Economics and China Studies, Master of Arts - MA International Economics and China Studies at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
Spanish, French, Chinese, English
Github Skills (9)
sendmail8
pgp5
cli5
imap5
smtp5
rust4
homebridge4
homekit3
alarm3
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
bvoorhees/code_and_data_for_the_people_analytics_enthusiast
Jun 2020 - Oct 2021
Contributions:2 releases, 12 commits, 27 pushes in 1 year 3 months
bvoorhees/intro-to-python-notebooks-for-hcm
Feb 2021 - Feb 2021
Contributions:27 pushes, 5 branches in 6 days
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