Shawn Simpson loved math and computers as a kid and thought soldering extra chips into her PlayStation was cool, so she resolved to major in electrical engineering in college. It wasn’t until she was analyzing LIDAR data that it became clear how powerful statistics was as a field and she decided to earn her PhD in statistics. Currently, as principal data scientist on the AI Labs team at BlackRock in New York City, she leads a group that builds tools for traders powered by statistics and machine learning. Her advice to young statisticians? Don’t do this alone; reach out to others for support and feedback.
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