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DJ was named #2 on Forbes list of most influential Data Scientists in the world in 2011, and is currently in Residence at Greylock Partners. Previously he was the Chief Product Officer at Color as well as the Chief Scientist and led the Analytics and Data Teams at the LinkedIn Corporation. At LinkedIn he was responsible for all analytics projects including reporting, web analytics, as well as products on the site that leverage LinkedIn’s unique data set. Some of these products include, People You May Know, Who’s Viewed My Profile, Talent Match, Skills, Career Explorer, and the other recommendation engines.

Previous to LinkedIn, Dr. Patil was a Distinguished Research Scientist and the Director for Strategy, Product, and Analytics of Corporate Architecture at eBay Inc. He received a B.A. in Mathematics from the University of California, San Diego and a Doctorate in Applied Mathematics from the University of Maryland in the top ranked applied nonlinear dynamics and chaos group.

Fortune’s annual Brainstorm Tech conference brought together the world’s most interesting leaders in technology, business and media; including SnapHealth’s advisor, DJ Patil.  Fortune named him, along with 35 other attendees, as a most powerful disruptor in technology.

Read more about the conference HERE