Neil Benedict

Director at Blake Willson Group

📍 Greater Chicago Area, United States

Neil Benedict is a Director at Blake Willson Group and a leading data scientist specializing in AI and quantitative modeling. He earned an M. S. in Applied Data Science from the University of Chicago and founded Signo LLC, a consultancy with clients like MIT and Northwestern Medicine. He also serves as CTO for CanSup, The Cancer Support Network.

Outside of his corporate roles, Neil applies his expertise in advanced analytics to social causes, specifically helping revolutionize support for patients affected by cancer through his work with CanSup. He is also passionate about developing educational content on AI and Big Data for professionals from Fortune 500 companies and government sectors.

His graduate capstone paper, "Mean Variance Optimization for Equity Portfolios, " was cited in the book "Financial Analytics with R. "

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Experience

8 Years

Current Role

Director

Job Level

Mid-senior

Location

Greater Chicago Area, United States

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Priorities

Topics Neil cares about

AI & Machine Learning

Applies advanced machine learning and generative AI to optimize the U. S. Army's $400 million advertising budget as its Lead Data Scientist.

Quantitative Modeling

Focuses on quantitative risk modeling and systems automation for clients like EDX Markets and Wedbush Securities.

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Career

Work history

10-2025

Director

Blake Willson Group

1-2018

Founder / Principal Consultant

Signo LLC

4-2023

Quantitative Research Advisor

EDX Markets

4-2024

Big Data Analytics Subject Matter Expert

MIT Horizon

5-2023

Chief Technology Officer

CanSup: The Cancer Support Network

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Education

Master of Science

University of Chicago

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Saint Xavier University

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