Kyle Johnson - Tech Entrepreneur & Data Scientist

About Me

I'm Kyle, a Richmond, Virginia-based tech entrepreneur and business owner with a background in data science. I'm passionate about applying powerful data analysis techniques to solve complex, human-centric problems. I like data science, AI, jiu jitsu, photography, and great books.

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Current Ventures

Ara
An operating system for data-driven teams that connects analysts and stakeholders through AI-powered insights.
Tidewater Research
A Virginia-based AI consulting firm specializing in data science, analytics, and engineering.
Rock River Research
A UK-based consulting firm specializing in AI integration for enterprise executives.

Experience Highlights

Meta (Facebook): Senior Data Scientist (2018-2024)

Reality Labs, Trust
Business Integrity, Impersonation
FAIR (Facebook AI Research), Machine Translation
Community Integrity, Counter Terrorism
Marketplace, Feed Performance

Columbia University: Full Stack Machine Learning Engineer (2016-2018)

Laboratory for Intergroup Relations and the Social Mind
Developed algorithms to identify unique linguistic traits in marginalized groups
Built full stack web applications to expedite data collection and processing

United States Marine Corps: Sergeant (2009-2014)

Served with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion
Worked with Combat Logistics Regiment 37 in Okinawa, Japan

Education

Columbia University in the City of New York
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Computer Science + Statistics, Mandarin Chinese (2014-2018)

Personal

I live in Richmond with my wife Mari and our daughter Josie. Outside of tech, I'm into Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (purple belt), portrait photography, and reading my way through Cormac McCarthy's collection.