Liam Davis

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DISC Type : c

Incoming Software Engineering Intern at LinkedIn

Sunnyvale, California, United States

Overview

Liam is a Mathematics and Computer Science major at Amherst College with deep expertise in AI safety and automated reasoning. He co-founded his colleges startup accelerator, serves as an AI Research Assistant, and is an incoming Software Engineering Intern at LinkedIn. He has received multiple awards at hackathons.

Outside of academics, Liam is deeply involved in the tech community. He leads the Amherst College Quant Club and has participated in Y Combinators AI Startup School. He also speaks publicly on topics like the role of AI within the liberal arts.

Unique Fact: Liam had two of his research papers on neural network verification accepted to the international FMCAD 2025 conference.

Personality Overview

Not Easily Convinced

Cautious & Analytical

Systematic

They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.  They prefer to do thorough analysis of any situation. While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters.

Topics They Care About

AI Safety
Actively researches neural network verification and contributes to open-source frameworks like Marabou and alpha-beta-CROWN.
Startup Acceleration
Co-founded and leads the engineering division for Ideas 2 Innovation, the first startup accelerator at Amherst College, overseeing a team of 21 engineers.
Quantitative Finance
Serves as President of the Amherst College Quant Club and is a two-time 2nd prize winner at the Cubist Hackathon.

Media Appearances

Liam has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2025
Incoming Software Engineering Intern at LinkedIn
9-2025
Campus Partner at Perplexity
8-2024
Artificial Intelligence Research Assistant at Amherst College
12-2024 - 6-2025
Research Engineer at Amherst College
5-2025
Co-Director of Engineering at Ideas 2 Innovation

Education

9-2023 - 5-2027
Bachelor's degree from Amherst College
5-2025 - 8-2025
Breakthrough Tech AI Program from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Insights For Selling To Liam

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Emphasise more on facts and measurable benefits
  • If you have a lower priced product compared to the competition, call out the same
  • Tell them that you will come back if you don’t have a good answer for a question

DONT's

  • Avoid phrases like ‘do not worry about’, ‘no one compares to’ etc.
  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured
  • Avoid rushing them, be polite and patient

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Liam is

  • Confidence that the product provides ROI, effective pricing and process adherence matter the most to them.

  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Liam

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Liam move?

  • They can move at a reasonable pace while making their decisions if they have the necessary information.

  • Can Liam take some risk or not?

  • They can take some risk if they are confident that they have analyzed the circumstances well.


You And Liam

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