John Mern
Co-Founder, CEO at Terra AI
Palo Alto, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJohn Mern is a founder and AI researcher with nine years of experience translating deep reinforcement learning and autonomy research into commercial systems for aerospace, defense, and resource development. As Co-Founder and CEO of Terra AI and former Senior Decision Scientist at KoBold Metals, he applies techniques from autonomous vehicles and game-playing AI to accelerate discovery and deploy high-level intelligence in complex real-world tasks. His background spans industry (Boeing), startups (Entheleon), and Stanford research, and he pairs a PhD in aerospace engineering with practical systems design and product leadership. Based in Palo Alto, he focuses on hard engineering problems for a net-zero future, bringing a rare blend of academic rigor, venture experience, and hands-on system architecture.
9 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Tutorial Econometrics and Quantitative Economics, Tutorial Econometrics and Quantitative Economics at University of OxfordBachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering and Finance, Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering and Finance at Washington University in St. LouisDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Aerospace Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Aerospace Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering at Stanford University
Spanish
Github Skills (1)
autonomy1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
jmern3250/misc
Jul 2017 - Apr 2020
Contributions:247 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 9 months
sisl/MineralExploration
Sep 2021 - Jun 2022
Contributions:89 commits, 1 PR, 6 pushes in 9 months
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