Summary
Hesen Peng is a data scientist with 12 years of experience applying statistical machine learning to high-impact product and growth problems across startups and tech giants. He has repeatedly built systems end-to-end—from petabyte-scale offline pipelines and sub-millisecond online services at Microsoft and Amazon to founding the data stack at Beacons and designing search at Postmates. At Uber and Airbnb he led cross-functional initiatives that measurably moved business metrics, and he now advises Mozart Data while shaping product analytics at BrilliT. Trained as a PhD biostatistician with executive strategy coursework from HBS, he blends rigorous experimentation, economics-minded decisioning, and engineering pragmatism—what he dubs “actionable data science.” An unexpected thread: he teaches advanced math to high-potential students, underscoring a passion for mentoring and clear technical communication.
12 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
BS Statistics, BS Statistics at Fudan University
PhD Biostatistics, PhD Biostatistics at Emory University
Strategy, Strategy at Harvard Business School Executive Education
None Summer School, None Summer School at Yale University
English, Chinese