Summary
Brent Phillips is a partnership and community leader with 11 years of experience building networks that translate AI research into real-world health and humanitarian impact. He produces and scales flagship podcasts—Humanitarian AI Today and the University of Pittsburgh’s Health and Explainable AI series—while organizing global meetup networks that connect academics, aid organizations, donors, industry and government. Comfortable both in research settings and operational roles, he has a hands-on background from machine operations and lab tech work to UN administration, giving him pragmatic insight into deployment challenges. Brent combines program management with technical study (Northeastern CS, Agentic AI coursework) to broker collaborations that accelerate explainable, responsible AI in healthcare. He’s known for turning conversations into funded partnerships and volunteer-driven projects across fifteen cities, often spotting cross-sector opportunities others miss.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Agentic AI, Agentic AI at Udacity
Master's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at Northeastern University
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Computer Science, Computer Science at Google CS Research Mentorship Program
Backend Web Development, Backend Web Development at General Assembly
Master's degree, Humanitarian Operations, Master's degree, Humanitarian Operations at University of Geneva
French, Spanish, Portuguese