Brian Risk

Brian Risk has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries and roles. Brian currently holds the position of Director of Data Science at Annalect, starting in 2022. Prior to that, Brian was the Founder of Geneffects, a software company specializing in biotech, fintech, and analytical marketing. Brian'sflagship product, Peppy, focused on proteogenomic protein identification and had published results in prestigious scientific journals.

From 2017 to 2022, Brian worked as the Chief Data Scientist at Sift Media, Inc. In this role, they utilized their expertise in data science to drive various initiatives.

Before joining Sift Media, Inc., Brian was involved in data science and Android development at Digital Turbine from 2016 to 2017. Brian worked on campaign optimization tools and collaborative filtering algorithms.

Brian also has experience in marketing, having served as the Director of Marketing at Quandl from 2014 to 2016.

Prior to that, they worked at RxAnte, Inc. as the UI/UX Lead, where they focused on Drupal, PHP, MySQL, SASS, and UI/UX development for client portals and cross-platform tablet apps.

Brian's career began in 2009 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where they worked in the field of proteomics software creation, applying their math and programming skills to develop bioinformatics software for disease-specific protein identification.

Brian also worked as a CMS Developer at Rho, Inc. from 2006 to 2008, leading the development of an internal content management system using Java (J2EE).

Throughout their career, Brian Risk has consistently demonstrated expertise in data science, software development, bioinformatics, and proteomics.

Brian Risk attended Chapel Hill High School, although the specific dates are not provided. Following high school, they went on to earn a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics from St. Andrews University between 1993 and 1997.