Benjamin Cox

Benjamin Cox, VP of AI Strategy & Operations at Rakuten Advertising

Benjamin Cox is the Vice President of AI Strategy & Operations at Rakuten Advertising, a leading global affiliate marketing network. In this newly-created role, Cox will guide clients and partners in best practices for leveraging AI tools and oversee the company's adoption and usage of AI technology.12

Cox brings deep expertise to Rakuten Advertising as the founder of AI strategy firm Ragnarok Research and author of Responsible Machine Learning.123 He will collaborate with Justin Smith, Vice President of Data Science, to lead Rakuten Advertising's future AI strategy and development.12

Prior to joining Rakuten Advertising, Cox held various roles in AI and data science:

• Director at H2O.ai, an AI/ML company, where he focused on product competitive strategy and research3
• Manager of the Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence at EY, where he co-founded an AI Innovation Lab3
• Analytics Graduate Intern at Nike, working on data science innovation in demand supply management, supply chain and logistics3

Cox holds a Master of Science in Applied Data Science with a specialization in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning from the University of Chicago Data Science Institute.3 He also has an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business with concentrations in Business Analytics, Economics, Econometrics & Statistics.3