Neal Jean
Co-founder, CEO at Beacons
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolNeal Jean is a machine learning researcher-turned-founder with 11 years of experience, currently co-founder and CEO of Beacons AI building tools that help content creators run smarter businesses. He brings deep technical credibility from a Stanford PhD in Electrical Engineering and applied deep learning research that mapped poverty in Africa and used Raman spectroscopy for infection detection—work that drew public attention including a tweet from Bill Gates. Neal blends rigorous academic problem-solving with product-driven execution, scaling a startup backed by a16z, YC and notable angel investors. He started in research-focused engineering roles (including MIT Lincoln Laboratory) and leverages that systems mindset in building reliable, data-informed product features. Based in New York, he uniquely straddles cutting-edge ML research and founder-level business strategy, making technical tradeoffs with real creator-economy impact.
11 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Economics Mathematics, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Economics Mathematics at Duke UniversityBachelor of Science (B.S.) Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Electrical Engineering at Georgia Institute of TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Electrical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Electrical Engineering at Stanford University
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Github Skills (16)
satellite10
predict10
imagery10
satellite-imagery9
machine-learning8
python8
targeting8
phishing6
ethereum6
whatsapp5
telegram5
chat4
messaging4
slack4
messenger3
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
nealjean/coreg
Feb 2017 - Jan 2019
Contributions:8 commits, 5 pushes, 5 comments in 1 year 10 months
nealjean/predicting-poverty
Aug 2016 - Feb 2020
Combining satellite imagery and machine learning to predict poverty
Contributions:6 commits, 1 PR, 5 pushes in 3 years 6 months
satellite-imagerypythonsatellitepovertymachine-learning
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