About
Bryan Bischof leads AI at Theory Ventures. He previously served as Head of AI at Hex building the Magic analytics copilot, started the data team at Blue Bottle Coffee, worked on projects at Stitch Fix, and built data teams at Weights & Biases. He co-authored an O'Reilly book on production recommendation systems, teaches data science at Rutgers, and holds a PhD in pure mathematics.
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Experience
- Theory VenturesHead of AIcurrent2025 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Rutgers UniversityAdjunct Professor (DS and AI)current2020 β present
- CRVAngel investor/Scout2023 β 2025United States
- HexDirector of Engineering: Ai2023 β 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- O'ReillyAuthor: Building Production Recommendation Systems in Python and JAX2021 β 2023
- Redwood ResearchResearch Resident2022 β 2023Berkeley, California, United States
- Weights & BiasesHead of Data Science2021 β 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- Stitch FixData Scientist2018 β 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Quasicoherent LabsFounder2015 β 2019
- Blue Bottle CoffeeLead Software Engineer: Data and Analytics2016 β 2018Oakland, California
- DataKindData Ambassador/Product Manager2016 β 2017
- IBM Research (Aspera Labs)Senior Software Engineer, Research and Development2014 β 2016Emeryville, CA
- Aspera, an IBM companyData Platform Engineer2015 β 2016Emeryville
- Galvanize IncData Engineering Immersive2015 β 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Aspera, an IBM companySoftware Engineering Intern2014
- Kansas State UniversityGraduate Researcher (Ph.D.)2008 β 2014Manhattan, KS
- Kansas State UniversityGraduate Teaching Assistant2008 β 2014
- Common Core11-12 Grade Curriculum Writing Associate Position2013 β 2014United States
- Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the SciencesPostdoctoral Researcher2013Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Westminster CollegeNetwork Technician Intern2005 β 2008New Wilmington
- Kansas State UniversityResearcher2007
Skills & more
Generative AI1PyTorch3Python20LaTeX18Java5Linux5R3D3.js1MapReduce1Scala3DockerTableau
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PostgreSQLTransfer LearningLarge Language Models (LLM)AlgorithmsComputer ScienceData AnalysisApplied MathematicsStatisticsQuantitative ResearchData VisualizationTechnical WritingProgrammingLanguages French
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Colleagues at Theory Ventures
Adam Conway
Senior AI Engineer at Theory Ventures
Amber Mante
Head of Human Intelligence at Theory Ventures
Andy Triedman
Partner at Theory Ventures
Arjun Mishra
Investor at Theory Ventures
Beth Scheer
Investor at Theory Ventures
Kristin Beach
CFO at Theory Ventures
Lauren DeMeuse
Partner & COO at Theory Ventures
Melanie Rosenberg
Senior AI Engineer at Theory Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Bryan Bischof?
- Bryan Bischof leads AI at Theory Ventures. He previously served as Head of AI at Hex building the Magic analytics copilot, started the data team at Blue Bottle Coffee, worked on projects at Stitch Fix, and built data teams at Weights & Biases. He co-authored an O'Reilly book on production recommendation systems, teaches data science at Rutgers, and holds a PhD in pure mathematics.
- Where does Bryan Bischof work?
- Bryan Bischof is Head of AI at Theory Ventures.
- Where did Bryan Bischof go to school?
- Bryan Bischof studied at Kansas State University (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Mathematics); Westminster College (PA) (Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Mathematics).
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Also attended Westminster College (PA)1
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