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Michael Punzalan

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Lead Data Scientist at Firefly Health
📍 Greater Boston, United States

Michael is a seasoned data technologist with a Ph. D. from The Wharton School, specializing in building and scaling high-leverage data systems. He has a proven history of launching data functions at startups and leading ML solutions that have driven millions in revenue at companies like Wayfair and Facebook across healthcare and e-commerce.

He grew a machine learning product at Wayfair from a concept with zero impact to a system generating tens of millions of dollars in incremental revenue.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Lead Data Scientist
Location
Greater Boston, United States
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Healthcare Data Science
His career shows a deep focus on health tech, holding data science leadership roles at Firefly Health, Devoted Health, and Clover Health, complemented by his Ph. D. research.
Scaling ML Products
At Wayfair, he grew an ML identity product from a nascent idea to a fully scaled system delivering tens of millions of dollars in business impact.
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Career

Work history

6-2022 - 7-2025
Lead Data Scientist
Firefly Health
11-2019 - 6-2022
Senior Manager, Data Science
Wayfair
9-2018 - 9-2019
Data Scientist
Devoted Health
1-2018 - 8-2018
Data Scientist
Facebook
6-2016 - 9-2017
Data Scientist
Clover Health
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Education
2008 - 2016
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
The Wharton School
2006 - 2008
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The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
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