Glen Ferguson
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AI Leader • Organization Builder • NYC

Glen Ferguson, Ph.D.

AI executive building organizations from zero to market impact. Track record of business growth, founding multiple AI divisions, and translating technical capabilities into competitive advantage across healthcare, fintech, and SaaS.

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AI Leader with proven track record building and scaling data science organizations across healthcare, finance, and SaaS. Known for translating emerging AI capabilities into revenue growth, operational efficiency, and competitive advantage.

Founded multiple AI divisions from the ground up, driving measurable business outcomes including 3x opportunity growth, 40%+ customer retention improvement, and 2x operational throughput gains. Led teams up to 6 engineers with responsibility for hiring strategy, and cross-functional partnerships with clinical operations, commercial teams, and stakeholders.

Specialization: AI Strategy, Organization Building, Business Growth
Location: Great Neck, NY (NYC metro)

Background

Founded 2 AI Orgs
Business Growth
$5M+ Portfolio Mgmt
40%+ Retention Lift

Leadership Experience

Director of Data Science & AI

2025 – Present
FirstParty
  • Lead all AI capabilities for financial data platform; own strategic decisions including build-vs-buy analysis
  • Established organizational foundations and best practices positioning company for rapid scaling
  • Architected SDK enabling product expansion into new market segments

Associate Director of Data Science

2023 – 2025
Syneos Health (Advanced Analytics CoE)
  • Built and scaled Advanced Analytics CoE, growing business unit 3x while delivering solutions for Fortune 500 pharma clients
  • Led team of 6 across Data Science and MLOps with full hiring authority and talent development responsibility
  • Partnered cross-functionally with clinical operations to accelerate patient recruitment, directly impacting revenue recognition

Director of AI/ML

2021 – 2023
Huckleberry Labs
  • Founded AI/ML organization from zero, building team of 5 and establishing strategic roadmap
  • Led all build-vs-buy decisions for ML infrastructure; improved customer retention 40%+ impacting ARR directly
  • Transformed engineering organization by implementing MLOps standards, doubling development velocity company-wide

Principal Data Scientist

2021
Curate Insights
  • Expanded service offerings from 1 to 3 by leading AI portfolio strategy and strengthening client relationships
  • Deployed cloud-based health plan recommendation system that became foundation for client's data science capability

Lead Data Scientist

2020 – 2021
Unioncrate
  • Promoted from Senior to Lead; built team across data engineering, MLOps, and R&D
  • Reduced demand planning runtime from 2 days to 2 hours, unlocking capacity for business growth
  • Decreased incorrect predictions 5x through strategic time-series clustering approach

Earlier Leadership Roles

2010 – 2020
Caserta (Noe part of McKinsey % Co.) • Albert Einstein COM • Michael J. Fox Foundation • NREL • Argonne
  • Managed $5M grant portfolio at Michael J. Fox Foundation overseeing cross-functional partnerships
  • Led hospital AI initiatives reducing physician downtime 60% at Albert Einstein College of Medicine
  • Led engineering teams at NREL and Argonne on mission-critical ARPA-E and DOE programs

Business Impact & Key Wins

3x Business Growth

Scaled Advanced Analytics CoE resulting in ~150% opportunity growth through strategic positioning and capability expansion at Syneos Health.

Organizational Growth • Strategy

Founded 3 AI Organizations

Built AI divisions from zero at FirstParty, Huckleberry Labs, and expanded Curate Insights service offerings 1→3, establishing technical foundations and growth trajectories.

Organization Building • Strategic Planning

40%+ Retention Improvement

Transformed product economics through AI-driven enhancements directly impacting ARR at Huckleberry Labs while scaling to millions of daily requests.

Product Impact • Revenue Growth

Cross-Functional Leadership

Partnered with clinical operations, commercial teams, and stakeholders to accelerate patient recruitment and drive multi-million dollar pharmaceutical engagements.

Partnerships • Stakeholder Management

2x Operational Efficiency

Doubled development velocity company-wide through MLOps transformation at Huckleberry; reduced demand planning from 2 days to 2 hours at Unioncrate.

Operational Excellence • Platform

Build-vs-Buy Leadership

Led strategic technical decisions at FirstParty and Huckleberry Labs, selecting cost-optimized solutions enabling future scale while maintaining technical excellence.

Strategic Decisions • Technical Leadership

Connect

Open to executive leadership roles, board advisory positions, and strategic consulting engagements.

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