Collin Starkweather
Founder at Coherent Economics
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolCollin Starkweather is a founder, AI/ML and data science expert, and economist with six years of recent experience building and advising startups and clients from a base in Chicago. He blends rigorous academic training (Ph.D. in Economics) with hands-on software and numerical modeling skills developed over two decades across consulting, litigation, and product roles. Collin has founded and led firms delivering AI/ML, economic, and litigation-support analytics while also serving as Chief Data Scientist and Director of Data Science for companies focused on managing AI risk and compliance. His background includes high-stakes economic consulting on antitrust, financial benchmarks, and major litigation, plus international teaching and cultural immersion in China—an uncommon combination that sharpens his cross-disciplinary judgment. He is currently launching a stealth AI startup while maintaining advisory roles that apply academic rigor to practical business problems. Known for turning complex quantitative problems into clear, defensible outcomes, he pairs entrepreneurial drive with deep technical and economic expertise.
6 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D. Economics, Ph.D. Economics at University of Colorado Boulder
English, Chinese, Danish
Github Skills (22)
pii10
xai10
python10
r10
interpretable-machine-learning10
transparency10
iml10
fairness-ml10
robustness10
privacy-enhancing-technologies10
data-science9
machine-learning9
model-management9
data-mining9
deep-learning8
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
collinstarkweather/testing
Mar 2023 - Aug 2023
Contributions:2 pushes, 2 branches in 5 months
bnh-ai/labs-microwave
Mar 2023 - Mar 2023
Contributions:4 pushes in 1 day
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