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## Our Team

### Jeff Weinstein      Founder & CEO

Jeff is a data engineer. He led real-time and batch analytics at Groupon. Prior, he was President of Hyperpublic, a local data platform in New York ([acquired by Groupon](http://techcrunch.com/2012/02/17/groupon-acquires-nyc-based-startup-hyperpublic/)). Before that role, he was Director of R&D at comScore. He has Computer Science and Economics degrees from University of Pennsylvania.

### Mike Craig      Founder & CTO

Mike is a generalist engineer. He designed and built distributed data processing systems at both Hyperpublic and Groupon. Mike studied Computer Science and Biochemistry at Oberlin College and loves to [hack in Haskell](https://github.com/search?q=user%3Amkscrg&l=Haskell).

### Matt DeLand      Founder & Data Scientist

Matt is a data scientist and mathematician. He received his Ph.D. in Math from Columbia University and a B.A. from Yale. He was an assistant professor at University of Michigan and Stony Brook before joining Hyperpublic. Post-acquisition, he led algorithmic sales optimization at Groupon. Matt is an [avid cycler](http://www.strava.com/athletes/513790).

### Andy Granowitz      Engineer

Andy loves analytics. He was a Developer Advocate for Google Analytics where he built developer platform tools, customized integrations, and led outreach. He studied Math and Stats at University of Pennsylvania and contributes to the [Wharton Customer Analytics Initiative](http://wcai.wharton.upenn.edu/). Hear him play piano in SF’s premiere Klezmer band, [Boyz II Mensch](http://www.boyziimensch.com/).

### Tyler Stalder      Engineer

Tyler is a software engineer who enjoys Javascript in browsers, servers, and recently in mobile and desktop apps. He built tools for Last.co and chased data around [governments](http://codeforamerica.org/) and [social networks](http://singly.com/). When not a professional typist, Tyler [cycles](https://www.strava.com/athletes/596886) between San Francisco's best coffee and beer spots.

### Tyler Olson      Engineer

Tyler is a software engineer who insists JavaScript is a good functional programming language. When not at the keyboard, you’ll find him working on his jump-shot at the new Dolores Park basketball court. Tyler studied Mechanical Engineering at the University of Minnesota.

### Benjamin Summers      Engineer

Benjamin is a generalist engineer. He studied Computer Science at University of Tennessee and has been programming in functional languages for a decade. He was recently at GetScale, Sourcegraph, and Yo. He enjoys eclectic hobbies: music, chess, wrestling, Plan 9, Lojban, compilers, Starcraft, and powerlifting.

### Alex Crough      Engineer

Alex is an engineer obsessed with linguistics and semantics. When he's not working, he's picking up a new programming language, reading a research paper, working on a vintage computer, or just sitting about listening to music.

## Advisors

### Kevin Sawicki      Technical Advisor

Kevin is a technical advisor helping Wagon run faster, better, and stronger. He currently leads the [Atom](https://atom.io/) and [Electron](http://electron.atom.io/) teams at [GitHub](http://github.com). Before joining GitHub he built developer tools at [Aptana](http://www.aptana.com/) and [Perforce](http://www.perforce.com/). He previously advised [Pixate](http://www.pixate.com/) before they were acquired by Google.

### Neal Parikh      Technical Advisor

Neal Parikh is a computer scientist and entrepreneur. He received a Ph.D. in Computer Science (large-scale machine learning and optimization) from Stanford and his [academic work](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=9A6exiwAAAAJ&hl=en) has been widely cited in the literature. He is Co-Founder of [SevenFifty](https://www.sevenfifty.com/) and previously worked at Goldman Sachs.

## Our Culture

**We …**

- have a positive, humble attitude and a hacker vibe
- work from a sunny, open office in the Mission
- sponsor programming challenges and meetups
- neighbor a bike shop, a gym, and the best taquerias
- host happy hours, [take field trips](/content/blog/field-trip/index.html), and cook dinners

## Our Investors
