Summary
Floris Hermsen is a technology and AI leader with over a decade of experience building data-driven products and platforms, currently serving as Senior Director and Head of Data Science & AI for Global Operations at Elsevier. He combines a physics and information studies background with hands-on ML, NLP and Document AI expertise to lead multi-million dollar (Gen)AI portfolios that deliver operational efficiencies and $MM+ in savings and revenue. Known for bridging product, engineering and business, he has scaled teams across continents, moved pipelines from batch to event-driven architectures, and governed AI in regulated environments. Earlier roles at Owlin and ING show deep applied research—proprietary streaming entity graph embeddings and risk-ranking algorithms—that translated into commercial impact for clients like KPMG and ING. Based in Amsterdam, he pairs strategic executive engagement with a maker’s instinct, often rolling up his sleeves to turn novel research into production systems.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
VWO (Gymnasium / Grammar School), VWO (Gymnasium / Grammar School) at Stedelijk Gymnasium Johan van Oldenbarnevelt
Bachelor, Physics, Bachelor, Physics at Utrecht University
Master of Science - MS, Information Studies (Data Science), Master of Science - MS, Information Studies (Data Science) at University of Amsterdam
Dutch, English, German, French