Summary
Taylor Corbett is a Senior Technical Program Manager at Microsoft’s Azure Space, leading the Planetary Computer — a 50 PB geospatial platform that makes satellite data accessible for environmental sustainability and Earth science. With 11 years of experience bridging data science, product, and policy, Taylor has built deep-learning-enabled pipelines and production AI solutions that turn terabytes of spaceborne imagery into operational insights. His background spans public-sector impact work with the UN and governments, founding a boutique data consultancy, and teaching data visualization at Georgetown, giving him rare fluency across research, implementation, and stakeholder engagement. Taylor is driven by a practical mission: empower the next generation of data scientists and entrepreneurs to translate satellite data into tools that shift markets and policy for a more sustainable planet. An unexpected throughline in his career is repeated success in translating complex social and technical problems into usable analytics and decision tools for diverse users.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science in Analytics, Master of Science in Analytics at North Carolina State University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Diplomacy & World Affairs (Honors) and Economics (Honors), Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Diplomacy & World Affairs (Honors) and Economics (Honors) at Occidental College