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Steven Hillion

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SVP, Data and AI at Astronomer
📍 London Area, United Kingdom

Steven Hillion is the SVP of Data and AI at Astronomer, leveraging a Ph. D. in mathematics from UC Berkeley to lead in data orchestration. He founded Alpine Data, a collaborative data science platform acquired by TIBCO, and has held leadership roles at Pivotal and TIBCO, consistently focusing on machine learning and large-scale analytics.

He has a strong interest in applying data to social issues, notably working with Tipping Point Community on financial justice projects in San Francisco. He has also explored the application of machine learning in professional sports. A recent personal change includes relocating to Astronomers new European headquarters after a long time in San Francisco.

Unique fact: In 2013, he gave a presentation at the Strata conference titled, "Why are women better data scientists than men? "

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Experience
28 Years
Current Role
SVP, Data and AI
Job Level
Leadership
Location
London Area, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Steven shows up

Socially Adept
Self-Assured
People-Oriented

They are charming and have the ability to align others behind their decisions. They like to keep things under control. They will fight for you if they come to believe in you.

Priorities

Topics Steven cares about

Data Orchestration
As the leader for the company behind Apache Airflow, he is focused on orchestrating complex data pipelines, which he calls the "plumbing for the modern data infrastructure".
Generative AI Pipelines
He is heavily focused on building reliable data pipelines to support the demands of Generative AI, from data ingestion and processing to model training and monitoring.
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Career

Work history

5-2021
SVP, Data and AI
Astronomer
11-2017 - 5-2021
Sr. Director of Data Science
TIBCO
4-2016 - 6-2021
Advisor
Tipping Point Community
1-2012 - 11-2017
Chief Product Officer
Alpine Data
2012 - 2018
Advisor
Datorama
In the press

Media appearances

Episode 36: Steven Hillion, SVP of data and A.I. at Astronomer. Featured in Spotify
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Ep193: The Conductor Behind Your Data Orchestra – featuring Steven Hillion (Astronomer). Featured in Apple Podcasts
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Education
1990 - 1996
Ph.D.
University of California, Berkeley
1987 - 1990
B.A.
University of Oxford
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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