Andy is the Chief Technology Officer of the Allen Institute in Seattle, WA

About Me

I’m Andy Hickl, a data scientist who uses AI/ML to solve complex and meaningful problems that can advance science and society.

I’m the Chief Technology Officer at the Allen Institute, where I lead teams in leveraging computational techniques to accelerate data-driven breakthroughs in the biosciences.

Prior to joining the Allen Institute, I spent five years with Microsoft as a principal program manager for the Azure AI platform. I led the product team responsible for Data and AI investments for Azure's mission-critical clouds and the program management team for Azure Cognitive Services.

I have also served as Chief Product Officer for Intel’s Saffron Cognitive Solutions Group and as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence in Intel's New Devices Group (NDG), working at the intersection of natural language processing and mobile devices. As a Senior Director of Innovation at Vulcan Inc, I co-founded the Vulcan Proving Ground, a technology-focused startup studio that prototyped new products in artificial intelligence, machine learning, sports science, autonomous vehicles, and disease diagnostics.

My other positions include Global Chief Innovation Officer at Accenture,  where I led data science for North America in the Data and AI practice within Strategy and Consulting. My other positions include Executive Technical Advisor to philanthropist Paul G. Allen, being part of the team that co-founded the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, and CEO and President of Language Computer Corporation (LCC), a laboratory committed to the acquisition of knowledge from text in any language.

I have also been fortunate enough to co-found three pioneering AI-focused startups: Swingly, Extractiv, and A.R.O. Inc. I have advised and served on the boards of numerous companies, including Hypergiant, Aromyx, Rewired Ventures, Outbound AI, and the Living Computers Museum.

Over the past three decades, I have led research in natural language processing, machine learning, artificial intelligence, computer vision, and ubiquitous computing in collaboration with IARPA, DARPA, and the U.S. Department of Defense. My work can be found in the proceedings of AAAI, ACL, SIGIR, and NeurIPS. 

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