Warren Hearnes

I love connecting people across the data science community to share what they're accomplishing with data and help others do the same through community discussions, industry meetups, and more.

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.