Summary
Joe L is an entrepreneur and data scientist with 11 years of experience building alternative data products and analytics for finance and enterprise. As Co-Founder and Chief Data Scientist at Forty5Park and former Co-Founder & Chief Data Officer of Haystacks.AI, he blends startup leadership with hands-on modeling and productization of nontraditional signals. His background includes senior data science roles at McKinsey, Revantage (Blackstone), and Uptake, where he translated complex datasets into actionable insights for financial services and industrial customers. Joe holds an MIDS from UC Berkeley and a BS in Biomedical Engineering and Computer Science from Northwestern, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach to modeling and system design. Based in New York, he also teaches as an Adjunct Associate at Columbia, signaling a commitment to mentoring the next generation of data practitioners. Notably, his career emphasis on alternative data sources and commercializing them into scalable offerings distinguishes his blend of research, product, and go-to-market experience.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Information and Data Science (MIDS), Master of Information and Data Science (MIDS) at University of California, Berkeley
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Biomedical Engineering & Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Biomedical Engineering & Computer Science at Northwestern University
English, Korean