Francisco Javier Arceo

Francisco Javier Arceo is a Senior Principal Software Engineer at Red Hat, focusing on enhancing enterprise-grade Open Source AI infrastructure. Francisco serves as an advisor to Friday Harbor on AI matters and maintains the Open Source Feature Store, Feast. Previously, Francisco held leadership roles at Affirm and Fast, managing teams in machine learning and data infrastructure projects. Experience also includes a significant tenure as Executive Director of Data Science at Understood.org, as well as founding Unidos, a financial management application for underserved communities. Earlier roles include positions at Goldman Sachs, Commonwealth Bank, AIG, and Columbia Engineering, where Francisco earned a Master of Science in Data Science, complemented by degrees in Economics and Statistics from Clemson University and Illinois State University.