ABOUT US

Our Story

Factored was conceived in Palo Alto, California by Dr. Andrew Ng and a team of highly experienced AI researchers, educators, and engineers to help address the significant shortage of qualified AI and Machine Learning engineers globally.​

We know that exceptional technical aptitude, intelligence, communication skills and passion are equally distributed around the world. We are committed to finding, testing, vetting and nurturing the most talented engineers on behalf of our clients.

Why Factored?

Data is our DNA

We offer the highest caliber
data talent.

We rigorously select and
train our talent

Our engineers are a natural
extension of your team

Our People

Dr. Andrew Ng

Founding Advisor

Andrew is a computer scientist, investor, writer and adjunct professor at Stanford University. Andrew co-founded Google Brain, Coursera and Deeplearning.ai as well as spearheading the AI Fund, a team of pioneers, entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists working to solve significant societal challenges using AI.

Israel Niezen

CEO

Israel is experienced in leading high-performance teams and accelerating growth in enterprise technology. He is passionate about data science and believes in the power of education and technology to improve lives. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Luz Camargo

VP of Finance

Luz is a highly proficient finance professional. She has international experience in FP&A, investor relations, treasury and reporting. She has lived and worked across the Americas and Asia and holds an MBA from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

Kassandra La Riva

VP of Business Operations 

Kassandra has experience working in cross-functional, international teams at the forefront of innovation in the tech, telecom and education industries. She holds a Bachelor’s in Economics from Columbia University.

Michael Sprague

VP of Revenue

Michael oversees revenue growth and the leadership of all customer-facing functions within the Go-to-Market team, including sales and customer success. With over twelve years of experience in building and leading high-performing teams, Michael's charter is to scale customer growth and adoption across diverse industries and geographies.

Juan Jaramillo

Director of AI Product Development 

Juan’s career spans across machine learning and data analytics. He has extensive experience in various industries such as financial services, fintech and computer networks. He has led multi-cultural engineering and data analytics teams for D2C and B2B products. Juan holds a Master of Science (MSc) in Mathematics from the University of Bonn in Germany.

James Santos

Director of Data Analytics

James has 12+ years in Data Science and Analytics, leading multi million-dollar digital transformation programs for Financial Services and CPGs companies. He served McKinsey & Company as Sr. Engagement Manager prior to joining Factored and holds a Bachelor Degree in Applied and Computational Mathematics from University of São Paulo.

Juan David Gil

Director & Machine Learning Engineer

Juan David began his career building computer vision solutions for intelligent transportation. He has also worked on diverse engineering projects involving CRM and Customer Analytics. He has significant formal training in AI and Machine Learning, and holds an MSc in Computer Science.