Summary
Sam Baker is a Commercial Ops leader based in San Francisco with nine years of experience at the intersection of data, AI, and business strategy. Currently running global pretraining data operations at Figure, he brings hands-on systems engineering instincts from a background building AI applications and conducting commercial diligence at Bain & Company. Sam has operated across geographies—from San Francisco to Brazil—and sectors including growth equity, enterprise SaaS, and humanitarian innovation at the World Food Programme, giving him a rare blend of technical rigor and operational adaptability. Comfortable translating technical constraints into commercial outcomes, he focuses on scalable data pipelines and pragmatic governance for machine learning initiatives.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Finance, Bachelor's degree Finance at Menlo College