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Souvik Ghosh
Experienced Director of Engineering with a focus on AI and Data Science
Souvik Ghosh, Executive Director of AI Platform at LinkedIn
Souvik Ghosh is an accomplished AI leader with over 20 years of experience in research and development. He currently serves as the Executive Director of AI Platform at LinkedIn, where he leads a team responsible for researching and developing cutting-edge AI technology for the company.1
Prior to his current role, Souvik held several leadership positions at LinkedIn, including:
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Principal Staff Engineer and Scientist (October 2018 - February 2021)
- AI Tech lead for member-facing products, including growth, feed, and notifications
- Responsible for strategic AI investments for LinkedIn
- Led AI Academy, training over 2000 employees in AI1
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Senior Staff Data Scientist (March 2016 - September 2018)
- Tech lead for LinkedIn feed and content relevance
- Delivered record levels of member engagement, mentioned in quarterly financial reports1
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Staff Data Scientist (July 2013 - February 2016)
- Tech lead for 'People You May Know' (PYMK), LinkedIn's graph link recommendation product
- Delivered 40% metrics improvement for PYMK1
Before LinkedIn, Souvik was a Senior Data Scientist at Yahoo! Research (August 2011 - May 2012), where he worked on forecasting supply of advertising impressions and bid-landscape forecasting.1
He also served as an Assistant Professor of Statistics at Columbia University (August 2008 - August 2011), focusing on research in statistics and probability, and teaching graduate and undergraduate courses.1
Souvik holds a Ph.D. in Probability and Statistics from Cornell University and a Masters and Bachelors in Statistics from the Indian Statistical Institute.1 He is also the Chair of the North America chapter of the Trusted AI committee at the Linux Foundation AI & Data (LFAI).2345
