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Jimmy Li
Former VP / Head of Data Science & Machine Learning at Goodwater Capital
San Francisco Bay Area
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Experience
- AirbnbDirector, Analyticscurrent2025 — present
- OpenAIMember of Data Science Staff2025
- StartupFounder2023 — 2025
- AllocateData & Strategy2022 — 2023
- TwingateGrowth & Data2021 — 2022
- Goodwater CapitalVP / Head of Data Science & Machine Learning2016 — 2021
- DropboxBusiness Operations / Corporate Development2014 — 2016San Francisco, CA
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)PhD student2009 — 2014Cambridge, MA
- Jump Trading, LLCAlgorithmic Trading Intern2011Chicago, IL
- GoogleSoftware Engineer2008 — 2009New York, NY
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)China Educational Technology Initiative teacher2008
- GoogleSoftware Engineering Intern2006Mountain View, CA
Skills & more
StrategyManagementLeadershipMachine Learning6Algorithms6Computer Science11Artificial Intelligence2Data Mining2Data Analysis3Statistics1Software Engineering4Optimizations
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ProgrammingStatistical ModelingQuantitative AnalyticsSignal ProcessingSimulationsOptimizationSoftware DevelopmentData ScienceAnalyticsHiringCorporate DevelopmentPythonLanguages Chinese · English
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- Jimmy Li studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Electrical Engineering & Computer Science); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master of Engineering - MEng, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science); MIT Sloan School of Management (Bachelor of Science - BS, Management).
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Also attended MIT Sloan School of Management1,040
Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsChris MorrisProcess Specialist, Exit Readiness at Mayfair Equity PartnersBirgitteInvestor at InvestinorOla SmebyInvestor at Investinor
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Shared employers
Also worked at Airbnb239
Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalHans TungManaging Partner at Notable CapitalBrian CheskyCo-founder & CEO of AirbnbJoe GebbiaCo-founder of AirbnbNathan BlecharczykCo-founder & CSO of AirbnbBrian ArmstrongCo-founder & CEO of Coinbase
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Also worked at OpenAI209
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockPat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalGreg BrockmanCo-founder & President of OpenAIIlya SutskeverCo-founder of OpenAI; co-founder & CEO of Safe SuperintelligenceAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIDario AmodeiCo-founder & CEO of Anthropic
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Also worked at Dropbox203
Drew HoustonCo-founder & CEO of DropboxArash FerdowsiCo-founder of DropboxQuentin ClarkInvestment Team at General CatalystAna AndreescuInvestor at Index VenturesMark GoldbergInvestor at Index VenturesRachel HansenOperating Partner at Hanabi Capital
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Also worked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)941
Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmMichael TruellCo-founder & CEO of CursorRaquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of WaabiColin WebbFounder & CEO of Avatar RoboticsAbraham BachrachCo-founder & CTO of Skydio
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