Ken Soong
Director Of Data Science
San Francisco Bay Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKen Soong is a seasoned data science leader with 11 years of experience building and scaling analytics organizations at LinkedIn and Discord, currently directing Data Science for Revenue, Gaming, and Platform at Discord. He grew LinkedIn’s Growth data science footprint from a dozen to ~40 engineers and scientists, owned cross-functional initiatives spanning SEO, onboarding, retention, and international markets, and helped define enterprise-facing metrics like Quality Member that reported to Microsoft. With a PhD in Applied Physics and hands-on research experience building a tiny particle accelerator, Ken combines rigorous scientific thinking with product-first analytics and technical leadership—having served as tech lead of tech leads and established internal forums to elevate team craft. He’s known for driving measurable business impact through teams’ recommendations and for navigating complex stakeholder ecosystems across product, engineering, and executive leadership.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics (Cum Laude) Physics (Summa Cum Laude), Bachelor's Degree Mathematics (Cum Laude) Physics (Summa Cum Laude) at Cornell UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Applied Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Applied Physics at Stanford University
English, MandarinGithub contributions (1)
cookingclub/polarity
Aug 2014 - Aug 2014
Contributions:13 commits in 8 days
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