Warren Hearnes
Founder, OptiML AI
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Join us with Warren at OptiML AI to chat about 30+ years using optimization, ML, and AI to solve significant problems for businesses (BestBuy, Home Depot, UPS, and more).
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Warren Hearnes
Founder, OptiML AI
Dr. Warren Hearnes has held many roles in the areas of optimization, machine learning (ML), and artificial intelligence (AI) over his 30+ year career. He recently started his own company, OptiML AI, operating at the intersection of optimization, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. Prior to that, Warren was Chief Data Scientist at Best Buy, where he led a team of 45+ data scientists that elevated the use of AI, ML, and optimization across the enterprise, including marketing, labor, supply chain, and customer service. His team collaborated with technology partners to build the environment of tools, access, standards, and platforms that enabled increasing scale, sophistication, and impact of data science across the enterprise.
His career includes significant roles such as Chief Analytics Officer at Cardlytics, where he played a pivotal role in the company's growth to a multi-billion-dollar entity, and positions at The Home Depot, UPS, and Lucent Technologies.
His career includes significant roles such as Chief Analytics Officer at Cardlytics, where he played a pivotal role in the company's growth to a multi-billion-dollar entity, and positions at The Home Depot, UPS, and Lucent Technologies.
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