Brooks Taylor is Head of Data Science & Underwriting at Parafin with 11 years of experience bringing rigorous, research-driven analytics to fintech and SaaS products. Trained as a systems bioengineer with a PhD from UC San Diego and postdoctoral work at Stanford and UCLA, he translates complex experimental and biological-data methods into robust customer data infrastructure and embedded lending models. At Segment he led product analytics and GTM data science work, and at Parafin has rapidly progressed from individual contributor to head of the function, demonstrating both hands-on modeling and operational leadership. He knows the quirks of expensive microscopy and the demands of production ML alike, bridging scientific rigor with pragmatic product delivery. His publication record (Google Scholar) underscores a deep quantitative foundation that informs unusual but effective approaches to underwriting and risk.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
University of California, San Diego
Bachelor's degree Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering, Bachelor's degree Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering at University of Virginia
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Brooks Taylor - Head Of Data Science & Underwriting