Kirk Borne
DataPrime, Inc. Chief Science Officer
Dr. Kirk Borne is Chief Science Officer at startup Data Prime Inc. since April 2021, and founder of his own freelance influencer marketing business Data Leadership Group LLC. He is a career data professional, data science leader, and research astrophysicist. From 2015 to 2021, he was Principal Data Scientist, Data Science Fellow, and Executive Advisor at Booz Allen Hamilton. Previously, Kirk was professor of Astrophysics and Computational Science at George Mason University for 12 years where he taught data science at the graduate and undergraduate levels. He has been an Adjunct Professor at the University of Maryland Global Campus and at the University of Texas in Arlington. Before that, he spent 20 years supporting data systems activities for NASA space science missions, including the Hubble Telescope and at NASA's Space Science Data Operations Office. He has a Ph.D. in astronomy from Caltech. Since 2013, he has been identified as a top worldwide influencer on social media, promoting data science, machine learning, AI, IoT strategy, and data literacy for all.