Sebastian Barfort
Co-Founder at TRACE
Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark
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Top SchoolSebastian Barfort is a PhD economist and data scientist with 11 years of experience building AI and data science capabilities across research, public policy, consultancy, and startups from Copenhagen. He co-founded TRACE in 2025 after leading and scaling data science at Round and serving as lead data scientist at ReD Associates and DAMVAD, blending rigorous academic training with product-focused delivery. Sebastian has a strong policy and economic analysis background from roles in Danish government agencies and academia, including postdoctoral positions at LSE and University of Copenhagen. He also communicates complex ideas to broader audiences as co-host of the popular economics and tech podcast "Hakon og Sebastian elsker penge." Known for translating causal economic thinking into practical ML solutions, he brings a rare mix of theoretical depth and hands-on implementation. His career path shows a sustained interest in making data-driven insights actionable outside the lab, from government decision-making to commercial productization.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
M.A, International Business and Politics, M.A, International Business and Politics at New York UniversityPh.D, Economics, Ph.D, Economics at University of CopenhagenM.Sc, Political Science & Political Economy, Distinction, M.Sc, Political Science & Political Economy, Distinction at London School of Economics and Political Science
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (64)
r-package10
journal9
gulp9
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browsersync8
autoprefixer8
academia8
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sas8
unconf7
tinder7
gatsbyjs6
shell6
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
sebastianbarfort/mapDK
Jan 2015 - Jul 2018
R package for making maps of Denmark
Contributions:90 commits, 1 PR, 42 pushes in 3 years 5 months
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sebastianbarfort/sds
Oct 2014 - Jul 2017
Contributions:234 commits, 1 PR, 192 pushes in 2 years 9 months
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