Hailey Buckingham is a VP of Data Science with 11 years of cross-industry experience building and scaling enterprise ML programs, currently shaping AI and ML strategy at HiddenLayer. She blends a strong research background in ecology and forest policy with hands-on engineering leadership, having led data science and engineering teams across cybersecurity, finance, transportation, and wildfire policy. Hailey specializes in architecting interoperable, production-grade ML systems and forming multidisciplinary teams that keep large-scale AI projects both innovative and operationally secure. Her trajectory from ecological modelling and simulation research to leading AI application security reflects a knack for translating complex, stochastic problems into robust, deployable solutions. Based in Vancouver, Washington, she’s known as a Python-focused data scientist who pairs rigorous scientific thinking with pragmatic product delivery.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Biology, Bachelor of Science (BS), Biology at Seattle Pacific University
PhD (ABD), Forest Policy Analysis, PhD (ABD), Forest Policy Analysis at Oregon State University
Master of Science (MS), Plant Ecology, Master of Science (MS), Plant Ecology at University of California, Riverside
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