Meet the Team Behind Data Navigator
Kirsten Lum
Founder, CEO & CTO
Oversees all aspects of data science, product, and engineering. A 9-year analytics veteran of Amazon and Expedia, she led dozens of leaders across core applied science, economics, as well as experience instrumentation and data architecture at global scale. 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). Graduated from the University of Washington with Distinction and now teaches at their Master's of Business Analytics degree program.
Phil Gallo
COO
Leads sales, operations, and account management. Led applied R&D globally for a 1,000+ person solutions consultancy spanning nearly a dozen verticals. Prior to that, led product delivery for one of the first open source software projects at the Pentagon. Had the privilege of serving as product leader for dozens of engineers at Microsoft, overseeing the optimization of the purchase funnel for the Xbox. A New Yorker at heart, he lives in Seattle with his four beautiful kids and wife.
Sheffield Leithart
VP of Engineering
A senior engineer and design technologist, Sheffield is a veteran of Amazon Marketplace and Amazon Web Services (AWS), as well as a host of other technology startups. A national merit scholar, Sheffield left the University of Idaho to join the Zac Brown band as their tour photographer. He's passionate about engineering, stories, and community. He lives in Idaho with his wife and four children.