Philip Resnik

Philip Resnik has a diverse work experience in the fields of academia, technology, and entrepreneurship. Philip started their career as an Associate Research Scientist at Bolt Beranek and Newman (BBN) and later worked as a Research Scientist at Sun Microsystems Laboratories, where they focused on information technology R&D. Philip then joined CodeRyte, Inc. as a Technical co-founder, where they utilized natural language processing for computer-assisted medical coding.

In 1996, Resnik became a Professor at the University of Maryland, where they contributed to research and education in language technology. During their tenure, they held various roles, including Lead Scientist and Scientific Advisory Board member at Converseon / Revealed Context, where they developed language technology for social media analysis.

In 2012, Resnik founded React Labs, a spin-out of their university research, which offered a mobile platform for real-time responses. The platform gained attention during the Obama/Romney debates and partnered with organizations such as ABC7/WJLA and the Washington Post for audience engagement.

Resnik co-founded Thematically in 2016, where they served as the President and CTO. The company's Thematically Discover platform enabled efficient discovery of meaningful themes in unstructured text through a unique feedback loop between machine-generated insights and human analysis. The platform was later acquired by SoloSegment.

Resnik's most recent work experience includes serving as an Advisory Board Member at FiscalNote, a company that tracks, analyzes, and forecasts legal and policy data, promoting transparency and providing valuable alerts to customers.

Philip Resnik completed their undergraduate education from 1983 to 1987 at Harvard University, earning an AB degree in Computer Science. Philip then pursued further education at the University of Pennsylvania from 1989 to 1993, where they obtained a PhD in Computer and Information Science.