Siddharth Patil

“Sid is without a doubt the best data science executive I've encountered in over 25 years of data science work. To justify that claim I'll list some of the key elements I've observed in working closely for and with him for three and a half years. His exemplary scientific drive and achievements are an inspiration for data scientists that work with him. At the same time, his deep empathy and personal awareness give him EQ strengths that are off the charts: that means he is supremely adept at understanding people, gaining their trust with integrity, and helping them commit their energy and best efforts to common goals. As an executive, he is focused on recruiting and retaining the talent essential for the company to achieve strategic goals and initiatives; as he would say, "it always comes down to talent …" but it's his brilliance in constructing and directing teams and programs that perfectly match the needs of the organization that really puts him at the top. There's simply no one better at solving problems with the modern management toolkit that one needs to develop high performing data science teams. Of course, it's not enough to just manage data science teams so well -- he also works closely with the product and engineering teams that interact with data science. Along with his business sense, project portfolio skills, and keen grasp of strategy he could be a great CTO or CEO, but fortunately for data science teams lucky enough to work with him he is singularly focused on helping companies succeed with data science. Very highest recommendation!”

“Sid and I first met at Freshplum where Sid served as our Chief Science Officer. Sid's two greatest strengths are his leadership ability and his communication skills. Sid has a "lead from behind" leadership style: quick to elevate his reports while always taking personal ownership for team mistakes. Sid's communication skills are also off the charts. He's "multilingual" when it comes to data science and can tailor a message to different audience groups that often speak different "languages". I've seen him tailor and personalize complex data science principles to CEOs, marketing execs, enterprise sales reps, product people, and more academically-focused PhDs in languages the given audience would be most familiar with. Do whatever you can to get Sid on your team. Here's a hint: He loves Nutella and good scotch!”