Kristen Werner is currently part of the Data Platform & Engineering team at Vercel since December 2025. Previously, Kristen served as the Head of Data at Pinecone from September 2023 to December 2025, and as Director of Data Science and Engineering at Snowflake from March 2019 to September 2023, where also held the role of Data Scientist on the Executive Team. Prior experience includes leading data engineering for the platform at Opendoor and serving as a Senior Data Scientist focused on Augmented Reality and Content Creation at Instagram. Additional roles included Staff Editor at Khan Academy, Senior Data Scientist and Engineer at Facebook for the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative, and a Fellow with Insight Data Science. Kristen's academic background features a PhD in Neurobiology and Behavior from Columbia University, along with an Honors Thesis in Molecular Genetics/Vaccine Development from Karolinska Institutet.
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