Steven Schowalter

Steven Schowalter is a seasoned professional in data science with extensive experience across various organizations. Currently serving as Senior Manager of Ads Data Science at Reddit, Inc. since September 2025, Steven previously held multiple roles at VideoAmp from August 2019 to September 2025, including Director, Manager, and Senior Data Scientist. Prior experience includes a position as Technologist at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory from August 2016 to August 2019, and a Postdoctoral Fellow at Caltech in 2016. Steven's academic background includes a Ph.D. in Physics from UCLA, with a dissertation focused on "Action Spectroscopy of Molecular Ions and Studies of Cold Collisions in a Hybrid Atom-Ion Trap," along with a B.A. in Physics from Harvard University. Early career experiences include teaching at Phillips Academy and research roles at UCLA and Harvard University, as well as military training at the United States Military Academy.