Sid Basu

Sid Basu is an experienced data scientist with a demonstrated focus on anti-discrimination and host growth at Airbnb since 2015. In the role of primary data scientist for the Anti-Discrimination team, Basu developed Project Lighthouse, a system to measure discrimination while maintaining user privacy. Previous contributions also include designing and interpreting randomized controlled experiments to boost supply growth and employing advanced methodologies to assess host minimum standards. Prior to Airbnb, Basu served as a Teaching Assistant and Research Assistant at Stanford Graduate School of Business, where responsibilities included calibrating market microstructure models and designing assignments for MBA classes. Basu holds a Doctorate and a Master's degree in Finance from Stanford University and an A.B. in Mathematics from Princeton University.