Summary
Richard Paquin-morel is a Staff Behavioral Data Scientist with eight years of experience building measurement systems and translating behavioral research into product insights at leading tech companies including YouTube, Google, and Meta. He blends rigorous academic training—a PhD in Human Development and Social Policy from Northwestern and postdoctoral work—with hands-on quantitative UX research and people science to design scalable, valid measurement methodologies. His background as a teacher and philosophy/education degrees give him a rare perspective on human-centered metrics and ethical measurement. Known for tackling “people problems,” he moves between causal inference, experiment design, and practical product-facing analytics. Colleagues describe him as a methodologist who makes complex measurement accessible for cross-functional teams while maintaining scientific rigor. Based in San Francisco, he brings both research instinct and product sensibility to high-impact decisions.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Education, Education at University of California, Berkeley
Master's Degree Education, Master's Degree Education at Brooklyn College
Bachelor's Degree Philosophy, Bachelor's Degree Philosophy at Webster University
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Human Development and Social Policy, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Human Development and Social Policy at Northwestern University
Master's Degree Philosophy, Master's Degree Philosophy at The New School