Summary
Stephen Strosko is a data engineer and AI practitioner with 9+ years building cloud-native, serverless data platforms and generative AI applications, currently leading Liberty Fund’s first data warehouse initiative. He blends hands-on Python engineering, AWS certification, and NLP expertise with a track record of taking products from prototype to acquisition as co-founder and CTO of RegBot.ai. At Mercatus he directed a cross-disciplinary Policy Analytics team, creating programs that paired computational students with social scientists to produce publishable research—demonstrating an uncommon ability to translate policy questions into production analytics. Stephen also brings entrepreneurial grit from scaling a consumer-facing Twitch/Discord business to $200K peak revenue, signaling a practical user-focused mindset alongside technical depth. Based in Ashburn, VA, he’s an agile-certified practitioner who consults on AI adoption and champions solutions at the intersection of technology and the social sciences.
9 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Economics, Master's degree, Economics at George Mason University
BA Political Science, Political Science major with minors in: Economics, Chemistry, and National Security, BA Political Science, Political Science major with minors in: Economics, Chemistry, and National Security at Grove City College
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