John Coles
Inspirer · DISC type diJohn is the Vice President of Data Science and Analytics at ACV Auctions, where he leads strategy for data infrastructure and machine learning. He holds a Ph. D. in Operations Research from the University at Buffalo and applies his expertise to the automotive, healthcare, disaster relief, and counter-terrorism sectors.
Outside of his corporate role, John is a family-oriented person who appreciates the practicalities of life, like having a minivan to haul kids and plywood. He has also demonstrated a commitment to community health, having served on the board for a cancer therapeutics organization at the Roswell Cancer Institute.
Unique fact: He won the prestigious Koopman Prize for his research on using behavioral data to predict new and changing terrorist threats.
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