Jonathan Cornelissen

Jonathan Cornelissen is the co-founder and CEO of DataCamp, an educational technology company focused on data science and analytics training.1 Here are some key details about his background and career:

Professional Experience

• DataCamp: Co-founded the company in July 2013 and has served as CEO since then. Under his leadership, DataCamp has grown to serve over 12 million students, 200,000+ subscribers, and 4,000+ organizations.

• Academia:

  • Lecturer at Vrije Universiteit Brussel from September 2013 to September 2014
  • Completed a PhD in financial econometrics at K.U.Leuven from 2009 to 2013

• Other Roles:

  • Participated in Start-Up Chile program in 2013-2014
  • Worked as a Google Summer of Code developer in 2012
  • Co-founded Sagio.be, a non-profit online tutoring service in Belgium, from 2009 to 2012

Education

• PhD in Financial Econometrics from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (2009-2013)
• Commercial Engineering degree from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (2004-2009), graduating Magna Cum Laude
• Studied Economics at Université Paris Dauphine - PSL during an Erasmus exchange program (2006-2007)

Entrepreneurship and Investing

Cornelissen is also an angel investor, showing interest in areas such as education, data science, and cryptocurrency.2 He has made investments in startups like Kyso.io, Perch.fit, and Clever Girl Finance.3

Skills and Interests

He is proficient in data science, management, and entrepreneurship.3 Cornelissen is multilingual, speaking Dutch (native), English (near-native), and French (fluent).3 His interests include #education, #edtech, #rstats, #python, and #datascience.

Jonathan Cornelissen has played a significant role in democratizing data science education through DataCamp, helping the company reach over $50 million in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR).2