Brina Seidel

Brina Seidel is a seasoned data scientist with extensive experience in leading data science initiatives across various organizations. Currently serving as a Staff Data Scientist at Shopify since June 2024, Brina previously held similar roles at Premise, focusing on fraud detection and computer vision projects, and at IBM, managing a team to develop tools for detecting procurement fraud. Brina also contributed to UNICEF as a Data, Research, and Policy Consultant, and worked as a Research Analyst at The Brookings Institution on issues related to global inequality and aid effectiveness. Early career experience includes a role as a Policy Analyst at APPRISE Inc. Brina holds a BA in Economics and Political Science from Columbia University and an MS in Data Science from New York University.