AI Utah: Unveiling Utah’s AI Luminaries 2024

In the heart of the Wasatch Mountains, where innovation thrives, AI Utah emerges as a beacon of progress, fostering a vibrant community of artificial intelligence (AI) pioneers. This inaugural recognition of Utah’s AI talent sets the stage for future acknowledgments, highlighting the region’s growing influence and innovation in the field of artificial intelligence.

The AI Utah 100: Honoring Excellence

The AI Utah 100, powered by Codebase and sponsored by esteemed organizations, celebrates the remarkable contributions of individuals who have shaped Utah’s AI landscape. These visionaries, spanning various roles and disciplines, embody the spirit of innovation, collaboration, and excellence. Their dedication to pushing the boundaries of AI has transformed industries, improved lives, and positioned Utah as a global leader in this rapidly evolving field.

The Honorees:

Integrators:

• Aaron Davis: Customer Engineer, AI/ML, Google
• Adam Sidwell: Founder, Future House Studios
• Alan Whitaker: Head, Artificial Intelligence, BambooHR
• Allan Carroll: CTO, Loansnap
• Barclay Lincoln Burns: Founder, GenerativeImpact.AI
• Bassam Salem: Founder/GM, AtlasRX
• Ben Ainscough: Senior Director, Data Science, Allurion Technologies
• Ben Dilts: Co-Founder/CTO, Lucid
• Berton Earnshaw: AI Founding Fellow, Recursion
• Brad Ferguson: Data Science & Analytics Leader, BENlabs
• Catherine Wong: COO/CPO, Entrata
• Chet Linton: CEO, AEGIX
• Chris Knoch: Principal Product Manager, Responsible AI, AWS
• Dan Caffee: Founder/CEO, Voze
• Daniel Lambert: CEO, PathologyWatch
• Daren Thayne: CTO, DOMO
• Dave Hedengren: Senior Partner/Data Science Manager, Core Search & AI, Microsoft
• David Healey: VP, Data Science, Enveda Biosciences
• Eddy Ekstrom: VP, Data, Limble
• Gregory Larson: Head, Tech, Jasper
• Imran Haque: SVP, AI & Digital Sciences, Recursion
• Jason Thelin: Founder, Kahoa.ai
• Jeff Lewis: CTO, Property Estimating Solutions, Verisk
• Jeffrey Humpherys: Chief Data Scientist, Harbor Health
• Joe Davison: Senior Machine Learning Scientist, Enveda Biosciences
• Joe Reis: CEO, Ternary Data
• Joon Beh: Founder/CEO, HalloAI
• Jordan Morrow: Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer, DataPrime
• Jorge (Coco) Zuloaga: Co-Founder, Tuva Health
• Justin Lindsey: CEO, Mi|im.ai
• Kirk Ouimet: Co-Founder/CEO, Phi
• Levi Thatcher: Senior Director, Data Science, Pluralsight
• Lina Nilsson: VP, Product, Recursion
• Linda Klug: Founder/CEO, Arin
• Loren Larsen: Co-Founder/CEO, VideraHealth
• Manu Sood: SVP, Technology, AvidXchange
• Marissa Saunders: Senior Director, Data Science, Recursion
• Mason Victors: Owner/Operator at Idealist, Warrior Labs
• Matt Harrison: Python Data AI Corporate Trainer, MetaSnake
• Matthew Prince: CEO, Cloudflare
• Melissa Loble: Chief Academic Officer, Instructure
• Miriah Peterson: Engineer & Community Organizer, Forge Utah Foundation
• Nate Sanders: Co-Founder/CEO, Artifact
• Nick Baguley: VP, Global Data & Analytics, Mastercard
• Nick Walton: Co-Founder/CEO, Latitude
• Niel Nickolaisen: Director, Enterprise Systems & Security, Utah State University
• Paul Allen: CEO, Soar AI Studio
• Peter McLean: Director, Data Science, Recursion
• Peter West: CEO, Qualiti.ai
• Saul Leal: CEO, OneMeta
• Sean Kirby: VP, Engineering CX, NICE
• Shane Swenson: CTO, Techcyte
• Sunny Washington: Co-Founder/CEO, Seer AI
• Tyler Folkman: CTO/CAIO, BENlabs
• Tyler Jarvis: Co-Founder/Director, Applied and Computational Mathematics Program at BYU

Builders:

• Amirali Abdullah: Principal ML Scientist, Cynch AI
• Andrew Blevins: Co-Founder/CTO, Leash Laboratories
• Andrew Carr: Co-Founder/Chief Scientist, Cartwheel
• Aparna Sankarankutty: Machine Learning Engineer, Allurion Technologies
• Blake Rouse: Co-Founder/CEO, Buster
• Cahlan Sharp: CTO, SchoolAI
• Cameron Bell: Lead Data Scientist, Mastercard
• Carter Rees: Head, Machine Learning, Entrata
• Chris Sypherd: Machine Learning Engineer, Qualiti.ai
• Cody Maughan: Senior Data Scientist, Finicity
• David Gonzo Gonzalez: Co-Founder/CEO, energy.work
• Dennis Wilkins: Engineering Manager, Core Foundation, Airbnb
• Dusty Chadwick: VP, Engineering, Voze
• Earl Cahill: Senior Architect/Team Lead, Whistic
• Eric Riddoch: ML Platform Technical Lead, BENlabs
• Ilya Reznik: Staff Software Engineer, Machine Learning, Meta
• Ivan Hladush: Software Engineer, Snap, Inc.
• Jepson Taylor: Co-Founder, Stealth Co.
• Julia Silge: Software Engineer, Posit PBC
• Kristie Rowley: Director, AI Labs, DOMO
• Matthew Sharp: Machine Learning Infrastructure Engineer, Shopify
• Murium Iqbal: Staff Applied Scientist, Etsy
• Nathaniel Neubert: Junior Machine Learning Engineer, Deep Health
• Nelson Griffiths: Engineering & ML Lead, Double River Investments
• Parker Holzer: Research Data Scientist, Spiff, Inc.
• Philip Huebner: Natural Language Processing Engineer, Pattern
• Rose Lightheart: Machine Learning Scientist II, Enveda Biosciences
• Ryan Johnson: Co-Founder/Head, Engineering, Grain
• Spencer Peterson: CTO, Halda
• Zachary Holmquist: Co-Founder/CTO, Seer AI

Rising Stars:

• Blake Rouse: Co-Founder/CEO, Buster
• Dallin Bentley: Co-Founder, Buster

Futurists:

• Cain Elliott: Head Legal Futurist, Filevine
• Carlos Kemeny: CEO, DrumData.ai
• Chris Brousseau: VP/Staff Machine Learning Engineer, J.P. Moran
• Cydni Tetro: Founder, Women Tech Council
• David Wingate: Associate Professor, BYU
• David Wright: Co-Founder/CEO, Pattern
• Gaurav Patel: Platform Engineer, Machine Learning, Adobe
• Jefferson Moss: Associate Commissioner, Innovation/Managing Director, USHE & Innovation District at The Point
• Joe Davison: Senior Machine Learning Scientist, Enveda Biosciences
• Kevin Moon: Associate Professor, Utah State University
• Matt Housley: CTO, Ternary Data
• Nancy Fulda: Assistant Professor, BYU
• Newel Cobb: Chief, Staff, Pattern
• Robert Pottorff: Senior Deep Learning Research Scientist, NVIDIA
• Sean Warnick: Senior Technical Advisor for Advanced Computing Technologies, U.S. Department of Homeland and Security
• Tim Kapp: Chief Data Officer, Pressor AI & Predictive Analytics, Cinco
• Tori Hooper: Operations Director, Utah Innovation Fund
• Tyler Jarvis: Co-Founder/Director, Applied and Computational Mathematics Program at BYU

Conclusion:

AI Utah stands tall as a catalyst for innovation, fostering a dynamic ecosystem of AI luminaries who are shaping the future of this transformative field. The AI Utah 100, a celebration of remarkable contributions, acknowledges the impact of AI in Utah and beyond. As AI continues to evolve, AI Utah remains steadfast in its commitment to recognizing and supporting the individuals who are driving progress and shaping the future of AI.