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Adam Carrigan
Co-Founder & COO at MindsDB
Adam Carrigan is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of MindsDB, a company specializing in transforming existing databases into predictive tools without the need for data scientists or machine learning experts. He has been in this role since November 2017, contributing to the development of an AI layer that enables users to ask predictive questions directly from their databases.12
Professional Background
Carrigan began his career in 2008 as a Business Analyst at Tabcorp and later worked as a Research Analyst at the Australian National University. In 2013, he transitioned to Deloitte UK as a Management Consultant while also serving as a Researcher at the Cambridge Judge Business School. He co-founded Real Life Analytics in 2017, where he held the position of CEO before co-founding MindsDB.123
Education
Adam Carrigan holds an Economics degree from The University of Queensland (2003-2008), a Master's degree from The Australian National University (2010-2012), and an MPhil from the University of Cambridge (2012-2013). He also participated in Y Combinator's W20 cohort in 2020.12
Current Initiatives
Under Carrigan's leadership, MindsDB has gained recognition for its innovative approach in the AI field, being named one of America's most promising AI companies by Forbes in 2021 and recognized by Gartner as a Cool Vendor for Data and AI in 2022.3
