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Kirsten Lum
Lecturer at the University of Washington
- Machine Learning
- Entrepreneur
- 📍Seattle, WA
Kirsten Lum is the CPO at Storytellers.ai. She oversees all aspects of data science, product, and engineering, including the development of AI and ML systems across diverse verticals like higher education, retail, streaming media, consumer finance, and local government.
A 9-year analytics veteran of Amazon and Expedia, she led dozens of leaders across engineering, applied science, economics, business intelligence, instrumentation and data architecture at global scale.
Kirsten directly managed and led one of Jeff Wilke’s core science and economics teams at Amazon, where she was selected for Amazon’s top-tier leadership program (500 out of ~1,500,000 employees worldwide selected each year).
She graduated from the University of Washington with Distinction and now teaches at their Master’s of Business Analytics degree program.
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- Practically applying machine learning and artificial intelligence, including
implementation in any vertical -- education, government, manufacturing, and retail, as four great areas (among others). - Advanced analytics and data management practices in the context of businesses in any vertical.
- Building a consulting and SaaS technology business, completely bootstrapped to almost $5M/year in revenue.
- Entrepreneurship.
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Kirsten Lum
SENIOR EX-AMAZON MACHINE LEARNING AND ECONOMICS LEADER
Lecturer at the University of Washington
- 📍Seattle, WA
- Machine Learning
- Entrepreneur
Kirsten Lum is the CPO at Storytellers.ai. She oversees all aspects of data science, product, and engineering, including the development of AI and ML systems across diverse verticals like higher education, retail, streaming media, consumer finance, and local government.
A 9-year analytics veteran of Amazon and Expedia, she led dozens of leaders across engineering, applied science, economics, business intelligence, instrumentation and data architecture at global scale.
Kirsten directly managed and led one of Jeff Wilke’s core science and economics teams at Amazon, where she was selected for Amazon’s top-tier leadership program (500 out of ~1,500,000 employees worldwide selected each year).
She graduated from the University of Washington with Distinction and now teaches at their Master’s of Business Analytics degree program.
read more
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LET'S TALK ABOUT
- Practically applying machine learning and artificial intelligence, including
implementation in any vertical -- education, government, manufacturing, and retail, as four great areas (among others). - Advanced analytics and data management practices in the context of businesses in any vertical.
- Building a consulting and SaaS technology business, completely bootstrapped to almost $5M/year in revenue.
- Entrepreneurship.
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Timeline
Sep 2021 - Present
Storytellers.ai
Chief Product Officer

Oct 2012 - Apr 2015
Expedia Group
Senior Analyst

Nov 2011 - Aug 2012
Cut.com
Manager, Marketing and Special Initiatives

Nov 2008 - Nov 2011
Uwajimaya Inc.
Various Operational Roles
