Nathan Brixius

Nathan Brixius is an accomplished data science professional with extensive experience in leadership roles across major technology companies. Currently serving as a Mentor at FIRST Robotics Spartronics 4915 and as Director of Trust and Payments Data Science at Airbnb, Nathan has previously held significant positions, including Director of Data Science for Amazon Advertising, where the focus was on enhancing advertiser experiences, and Senior Director at eBay, where Nathan led initiatives to improve marketplace trust. Additional roles include Vice President of Research Science at 84.51, Chief Technical Officer at Frontline Systems, and Senior Vice President of Analytics Development at Nielsen, where Nathan oversaw the development of analytical models for global marketing. Nathan’s career at Microsoft spanned over a decade, culminating in roles as Principal Development Lead and Software Design Engineer. Nathan holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Iowa, where research involved distributed computing for complex optimization problems.