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Will McGinnis

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Chief Data Scientist at Scale Venture Partners

Atlanta

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About

Will McGinnis is an entrepreneur and data science executive with over a decade of experience spanning AI/ML, technology, and business strategy. He trained as a mechanical engineer at Auburn University, then co-founded Predikto, a predictive maintenance startup for heavy industry that was acquired by United Technologies in 2018. He went on to lead Applied Data at Raytheon Technologies/UTC, built the data science function at Aumni (acquired by JPMorgan Chase in 2023), and led Data Science for Aumni within JPMorgan through 2025. He is now Chief Data Scientist at Scale Venture Partners, where he builds AI infrastructure to augment investment decision-making. He is also an active open-source contributor in the Python data science ecosystem.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningData & Infrastructure

Beyond investing

Founded
Co-founded Predikto, an AI/ML predictive maintenance startup for distributed assets, which was acquired by United Technologies in 2018.
Education
Earned a B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Auburn University.
Communities
Organizes an Atlanta AI dinner event. Based in Atlanta and offers to grab coffee with people in the area.
Awards
Completed an Eagle Scout project building a pavilion and sandbox at Simpsonville UMC.
Hobbies
Enjoys cycling, skiing, and woodworking/DIY building projects. Built a variety of backyard structures including a retaining wall, a shed used as his home office, an outdoor kitchen, and a deck.
Family
Is married and has a daughter. Maintains and continues his family's genealogy, a McGinnis history project begun by his grandfather Richard W. McGinnis.
More
His graduate research focused on multi-body dynamics and system wear in complex aerospace systems, including missile launcher wear modeling. Holds U.S. patents including one for dynamically updated predictive modeling and one for a control system stabilizing a single-line suspended mass in yaw.

Mentioned above: the Auburn University mafia →

From Will's own website — common ground for a warm intro.

Experience

  1. Scale Venture PartnersChief Data Scientistcurrent2025 — presentAtlanta, Georgia, United States
  2. J.P. MorganExecutive Director, Head of Data Science, Aumni2023 — 2025Atlanta Metropolitan Area
  3. AumniVP Data Science2022 — 2023Atlanta, Georgia, United States
  4. Raytheon TechnologiesSenior Director, Head of Applied Data2021 — 2022Atlanta, Georgia, United States
  5. Raytheon TechnologiesDirector, Head of Data Science2018 — 2021Atlanta, Georgia
  6. Predikto (Acquired by UTC in 2018)Chief Scientist, Senior Architect, Co-Founder2014 — 2018Greater Atlanta Area
  7. Auburn UniversityGraduate Research Assistant2013 — 2014Auburn, Alabama Area
  8. Auburn UniversityResearcher2012 — 2014Auburn, Alabama Area
  9. Naval Surface Warfare CenterNREIP Intern2012Panama City, Florida Area

Skills & more

Business Intelligence (BI)Venture CapitalPrivate EquitySearchMatlab22Mechanical Engineering18Microsoft Office17Python7LaTeX6Solid Edge7ANSYS6Engineering8
+8 moreControl Systems DesignAutoCADControl TheoryCOptimizationEagle PCBHeat TransferJava

Languages English

From Will's professional profile.

Writing

All posts ↗
Running GitHub Actions Efficiently2026-08-12

A checklist for reducing GitHub Actions costs, covering runner OS multipliers, avoiding double-firing triggers, cancelling superseded runs, caching, matrix discipline, cron scheduling, timeouts, and measuring billable minutes.»

Colleagues at Scale Venture Partners

A.J. Aldana
Head of Ecosystem at Scale Venture Partners
Abby Strong
Marketing & Operations Manager at Scale Venture Partners
Alex Niehenke
Partner at Scale Venture Partners
Andy Vitus
Partner at Scale Venture Partners
Anna Shults Held
Editorial Director at Scale Venture Partners
Ariel Tseitlin
Partner at Scale Venture Partners
Aurelia Han
Associate at Scale Venture Partners
Becca Chambers
Chief Marketing Officer at Scale Venture Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Will McGinnis?
Will McGinnis is an entrepreneur and data science executive with over a decade of experience spanning AI/ML, technology, and business strategy. He trained as a mechanical engineer at Auburn University, then co-founded Predikto, a predictive maintenance startup for heavy industry that was acquired by United Technologies in 2018. He went on to lead Applied Data at Raytheon Technologies/UTC, built the data science function at Aumni (acquired by JPMorgan Chase in 2023), and led Data Science for Aumni within JPMorgan through 2025. He is now Chief Data Scientist at Scale Venture Partners, where he builds AI infrastructure to augment investment decision-making. He is also an active open-source contributor in the Python data science ecosystem.
Where does Will McGinnis work?
Will McGinnis is Chief Data Scientist at Scale Venture Partners.
What does Will McGinnis invest in?
Will McGinnis invests in AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure.
Where did Will McGinnis go to school?
Will McGinnis studied at Auburn University (B.S and M.S., Mechanical Engineering); Georgia Institute of Technology.
What awards has Will McGinnis received?
Completed an Eagle Scout project building a pavilion and sandbox at Simpsonville UMC.
What has Will McGinnis written?
Will McGinnis has 1 tracked post on mcginniscommawill.com, including "Running GitHub Actions Efficiently".

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