Summary
Justin Tsao is a data-driven technology executive and CEO with 11 years of experience building SaaS products, ML/AI pipelines, and scalable data architectures from the backend to production. He rose through technical leadership at Hearful—shaping product architecture, NLP and predictive modeling, ETLs, and serverless AWS deployments—before taking the helm as CEO. Comfortable switching between hands-on Python engineering, data wrangling, and strategic planning, he translates complex datasets into customer-facing features and operational improvements. Prior roles span analytics and automation in food distribution and fintech, where he automated payroll and forecasting workflows and routinely partnered with C-suite stakeholders. He holds a Master of International Business and a data science credential from Springboard, pairing business acumen with technical depth. Outside work he blends foodie and gaming interests with a habit of prototyping solutions that simplify repetitive business tasks.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master of International Business, International Business, Master of International Business, International Business at Hult International Business School
Bachelor's of Economics, Economics and PPE (Philosophy of Politics and Economics), Bachelor's of Economics, Economics and PPE (Philosophy of Politics and Economics) at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Data Science Career Track, Data science, Data Science Career Track, Data science at Springboard