Marcus Williamson
Founder at The Safe AI For Children Alliance
Stony Stratford, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolMarcus Williamson is a founder and data-driven strategist who leverages a mathematics background and a decade in finance and data science to transform human services through AI. He founded elyndra to bring meso-level governance and machine learning to children's care, turning decades of unstructured case notes into actionable, person-centered insights without replacing professional judgement. Previously a portfolio manager on a $10bn macro/derivatives fund and a junior data scientist, he combines quantitative rigor with operational experience in care provision and recruitment. Marcus advises on AI strategy across the GCC and sits on the Safe AI For Children Alliance board, reflecting his focus on responsible deployment for vulnerable populations. He’s pragmatic about technology’s limits: enthusiastic about AI’s ability to surface patterns at scale, but vocal about guarding against harmful implementations. His uncommon blend of finance, hands-on care-sector ties, and ethics-first AI gives him rare credibility in a field that usually separates data science from front-line practice.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
City and Financial Services - Evening Course Economics, City and Financial Services - Evening Course Economics at City St George’s, University of LondonCoursera - MOOC Machine Learning (Data Science), Coursera - MOOC Machine Learning (Data Science) at Johns Hopkins University School of EducationProfessional Trading Masterclass Investments and Securities, Professional Trading Masterclass Investments and Securities at Institute of Trading and Portfolio ManagementBachelor's Degree Mathematics, Bachelor's Degree Mathematics at University of BathFurther Mathematics Mathematics Economics, Further Mathematics Mathematics Economics at EIC (Marbella, Spain)
English, SpanishGithub contributions (5)
ArtificialInvestor/algo-optimisation
Sep 2015 - Sep 2015
Contributions:19 commits, 17 pushes, 1 branch in 13 days
mw572/mw572.github.io
Aug 2015 - Jun 2016
Contributions:44 pushes, 1 branch in 10 months
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