Poorna Kumar is a highly-skilled data scientist and researcher with a passion for tackling challenging technical problems. He holds a Master of Science in Statistics from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Technology in Electrical Engineering from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. Throughout his career, Poorna has held a variety of positions in the tech industry, including Senior Manager of Machine Learning, Staff Research Scientist and Manager of ML, and Research Scientist at Upstart. He has also worked as an Engineer at Texas Instruments, a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Stanford University, a Mentor at First Round Fast Track, and an Executive Editor at The Fifth Estate IIT Madras. Additionally, Poorna is a versatile individual and has diverse interests in data science, journalism, technology, and teaching.