Seamus Abshere

Seamus Abshere is the Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Faraday, a company he helped establish in October 2012.13 Faraday is an analytics platform that combines first-party and third-party data to map and make predictions about a company's customers.1

With an extensive background in IT security, cloud computing, database technology, and machine learning, Seamus oversees Faraday's infrastructure, software, and data security policies and practices.2 He is known for his prolific contributions to open-source software.1

Seamus's educational background includes:

1. A degree from Princeton University, where he studied Anthropology and Computer Science.13
2. An International Baccalaureate from the United World College of the American West.3
3. Additional studies in iOS development and Java at Madison Area Technical College.3

Before co-founding Faraday, Seamus worked as an Engineering Director at Brighter Planet from March 2007 to October 2012.3 His professional achievements include building a Big Data system for MasterCard and running America's largest green banking program.1

Seamus is passionate about applying machine learning to underutilized data. He has been instrumental in developing Faraday's AI-driven approach to optimizing various stages of the B2C revenue journey, from customer acquisition to retention.2

As a thought leader in the AI and machine learning space, Seamus has participated in industry events such as Google Cloud Next 2023, where he discussed generative AI inside data warehouses.4 He continues to drive innovation at Faraday, focusing on expanding the company's AI capabilities and improving its predictive modeling techniques.2