Summary
Ethan Goodman is a founder and AI researcher with 15 years of experience building production machine learning systems and civic tech products. He founded Assemblia to create an AI copilot for government relations, drawing on rare dual experience as a registered lobbyist and engineer to bridge policy complexity and practical product design. Previously he worked on ML ranking at Facebook and on NLP at Acrolinx and the University of Washington, and he runs Seattle in Progress, a real-estate tech platform that turns planning data into actionable insight. Ethan combines academic rigor with hands-on startup execution and a demonstrated ability to translate civic data into tools that serve both residents and professionals. Based in Lisbon, he brings an uncommon mix of policy advocacy, nonprofit leadership, and engineering depth to problems at the intersection of government and business.
15 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science Computer Science, Master of Science Computer Science at University of Washington
BA with Honors Computer Science, BA with Honors Computer Science at University of California, Berkeley
Study Abroad Computer Science, Study Abroad Computer Science at University of Glasgow
German, Portuguese