Julie Hollek
President Of The Board Of Directors at NumFOCUS
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolJulie Hollek is a seasoned data science and engineering leader with 11 years of experience translating complex research and product questions into operational ML and measurement systems. She holds a Ph.D. in Astronomy and began her career building data pipelines and analysis tools for large stellar surveys, a background that informs her rigorous, scientific approach to data problems. Julie has led teams at Twitter and Mozilla focused on health, safety, and product measurement, and now serves as Head of Engineering at HumaneIntelligence while chairing and presiding over the NumFOCUS board. She blends hands-on technical depth with nonprofit governance and community stewardship, driving open science and inclusive engineering cultures. Known for bridging academia and product organizations, she often applies techniques like entity resolution and privacy-aware analysis to real-world systems. Based in Chicago, she hires and mentors cross-functional teams that make the internet safer and more measurable.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D Astronomy, Ph.D Astronomy at The University of Texas at AustinB.S. Physics Astrophysics, B.S. Physics Astrophysics at Michigan State UniversityGithub contributions (5)
jkru/cook_roulette
Dec 2014 - Jan 2015
Contributions:39 commits, 1 push in 1 month
jkru/displayhomework
Jan 2015 - Jan 2015
Contributions:9 commits, 2 pushes, 1 branch in 8 days
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