Balaji Ramanathan

Balaji Ramanathan is an accomplished data scientist with extensive experience in analytics and optimization across various industries. Currently serving as Principal Data Scientist at Starbucks, Balaji focuses on innovative optimization for Partner Centric Scheduling. Prior roles include Principal Data Scientist at Meta, where Balaji evaluated automation and AI impacts on software development life cycle products, and Associate Director at Logic Information Systems, leading analytics for retail solutions. Balaji's background also includes significant roles at Precima and Revionics, delivering analytics insights and optimizing retail pricing strategies, as well as a solid foundation in enterprise optimization with United Airlines. Balaji holds an M.S. in Engineering from UC Irvine and a B.E. in Civil Engineering from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science.