Eric Giannella
Associate Research Professor
Oakland, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolEric Giannella is an Associate Research Professor at Georgetown’s Better Government Lab with 11 years of applied data and research experience focused on public-sector impact. He blends rigorous social-science training (PhD in Sociology from UC Berkeley) with engineering-minded problem solving from Stanford, leading data science teams at Code for America and consulting on civic technology and justice data projects. Eric specializes in turning complex administrative and justice datasets into actionable insights for policymakers and practitioners, often operationalizing research into deployable programs. Based in Oakland, he brings a rare mix of academic credibility and product-focused leadership, having progressed from hands-on research roles to senior director-level stewardship of data strategy. Not obvious from titles alone: he pairs deep qualitative social-science expertise with practical data engineering instincts, enabling both rigorous evaluation and real-world implementation.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Sociology, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Sociology at University of California, BerkeleyMaster's Degree Management Science and Engineering, Master's Degree Management Science and Engineering at Stanford University
Spanish
Github Skills (2)
wordpress9
php8
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
giannella/giannella.github.io
Feb 2015 - Nov 2017
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 9 months
vdorie/dojr
Oct 2016 - Feb 2018
Contributions:14 PRs, 138 pushes, 9 branches in 1 year 3 months
justicedepartment
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