Kathryn Evans

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Director Of Engineering, AI at Strava

San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Overview

Kathryn Evans is an experienced Engineering Director at Strava, leading the AI and ML teams. With a background from MIT, she specializes in building data products in areas like language models, recommendation systems, and knowledge graphs. Her career includes leadership roles at Pachama, LinkedIn, and Primer AI, demonstrating a passion for growing strong engineering teams.

Her work has spanned applying AI to diverse fields, from establishing carbon crediting protocols at Pachama to improving personalization through social graph analysis at LinkedIn and now enhancing athletic performance at Strava.

Personality Overview

Informal

Full Of Energy

Relationship Oriented

Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions.  They are really good at seeing what the long-term impacts of their decisions could be. They are always positive and upbeat, so take their promises with a pinch of salt.

Topics They Care About

AI in Fitness
Currently leads the AI and ML teams at Strava, building models and insights to help millions of athletes achieve their fitness goals.
Climate Tech
Previously led AI and Data teams at Pachama, using machine learning to ensure high-quality carbon crediting and address climate change by restoring nature.
Building Data Teams
Expresses a passion for coaching and growing strong engineers and has a consistent track record of assembling high-functioning data and machine learning teams.

Media Appearances

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Work History

2-2025
Director Of Engineering, AI at Strava
10-2022 - 3-2025
Director of Engineering at Pachama
6-2021 - 10-2022
Engineering Manager - AI at LinkedIn
1-2021 - 5-2021
Director of Engineering at Primer.ai
10-2019 - 1-2021
Software Engineering Manager - Machine Learning at Primer.ai

Education

2014 - 2015
Master of Science (M.S.) from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2010 - 2014
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Insights For Selling To Kathryn

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Share some stories about how you you have helped people in similar positions succeed
  • Use phrases like ‘people will love’, ‘massive impact’ etc.
  • Be friendly and entertaining in your conversation

DONT's

  • Avoid ifs and buts, don’t talk too much about the risks etc.
  • Don’t be too formal, focus on building comfort and trust
  • Don’t be excessively objective, be a storyteller

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Kathryn is

  • Relationship and rapport can play an important role, sometimes more than the other factors.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Kathryn

  • They will probably never say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Kathryn move?

  • They are not the quickest decision makers, their friendly attitude could be misleading.
  • Can Kathryn take some risk or not?

  • They may take certain risks that they deem unlikely of personal repercussions.

You And Kathryn

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