Chris Simokat

Chris Simokat currently serves as Vice President and Head of Machine Learning Engineering at Yieldmo, overseeing the architecture and engineering of machine learning platforms and solutions for a high-volume environment. Previously, Chris was the Director at H2O.ai, focusing on AI adoption within Global 2000 companies, and held the role of Vice President at KAR Global, managing data science functions for their DaaS platform. Chris's extensive experience at Citi as Senior Vice President involved leading data science initiatives and developing Big Data capabilities. Earlier roles included Data Scientist positions at Think Big Analytics and Citi, along with foundational experience as President & Co-Founder of Xenopod Inc. Chris holds a Master's in Applied Statistics from DePaul University and multiple degrees in Mathematics, Biology, and Political Science from Northern Illinois University and the University of Iowa.