Jake Drew
Founder & CEO at Apriori.Financial
Dallas, Texas, United States
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Top SchoolJake Drew is a founder and CEO with 13 years of experience building data-first AI systems for finance, currently leading Apriori Financial to transform SEC filings into machine-readable GAAP analytics, financial NLP, and contextualized LLM embeddings. He combines deep academic training (PhD and MS in Computer Science) with institutional-grade engineering experience developing petabyte-scale data lakes, real-time XBRL processing, and production algorithmic trading systems for multi-billion-dollar decision processes. A former principal researcher and adjunct professor, he has repeatedly bridged research and operations—filing patents in advanced data processing and running autonomous trading research while teaching graduate machine learning. Jake also serves as a testifying expert in complex IP and fraud litigation, reflecting rare domain expertise in both technical and legal contexts. Based in Dallas, he blends pragmatic product building (API-first financial AI) with a strong research pedigree, making him adept at turning regulatory complexity into production-quality signals.
13 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Computer Information Systems, Bachelor of Science, Computer Information Systems at University of Texas at TylerDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science at Southern Methodist University
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Github Skills (45)
interactive-brokers10
edgar9
stock-data9
twsapi9
python9
statistics9
yahoo9
api9
data-analysis8
unity3d8
yahoo-finance-api8
financial-data8
ibapi8
machine-learning8
yahoo-finance8
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
jakemdrew/EducationDataNC
Jan 2018 - May 2019
Contributions:103 commits, 177 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 4 months
jakemdrew/FooTable.Editable
Jul 2013 - Aug 2013
Contributions:42 commits in 1 month
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