Gaurav Sood

Over 10 years of experience building data products and data teams. I have led teams with the highest pod ratings at multiple companies. My applied machine-learning packages have been downloaded over 600,000 times. Besides that, I have written over thirty papers that have been cited nearly 8,000 times. My research has been covered in prominent media outlets like The New York Times and The Washington Post. What people have said about me: “It’s been absolutely wonderful working with you, and I truly enjoy and appreciate you.” — CEO “I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. You’ve single-handedly turned [my org.] from a data disaster to a data powerhouse ” — colleague “Thank you for being a supportive and awesome manager.” — colleague “Gaurav is incredibly smart and very encouraging. He has an amazing ability to find the crux of an issue quickly and ask relevant and challenging questions to get at the heart of the issue and help you formulate a solution to the problem. Gaurav is also incredibly kind which makes him a pleasure to work with.” — private feedback to my manager shared anonymously by my manager with me “Gaurav is a thoughtful and visionary leader, developing and mentoring junior members within and outside his pod. He has a good understanding of people, incentives, and organizations in general. I think Convoy is very lucky to have him.” — private feedback to my manager shared anonymously by my manager with me “Gaurav is an exceptionally talented scientist with a deep understanding of both the business and the science driving it. I have found him to have extraordinary clarity of thought when it comes to the business and a very clear way of communicating it both directly and with storytelling. He is also our most talented experienced ML scientist despite being a manager.” — private feedback to my manager shar