Sohum Patnaik
Sohum Patnaik is a Machine Learning Engineer at Food System Innovations, where he builds open-source tools and conducts research to advance the transition to sustainable proteins. His work focuses on modeling sensory attributes and optimizing formulation design to make these products tastier and drive market success.
Prior to joining FSI, Sohum was a Data Scientist at Uber, where he used statistical analysis to measure user preferences and designed algorithms to optimize for trade-offs within the UberEats marketplace. He began his career at Booz Allen Hamilton, where he advised the National Park Service (NPS) by developing data-driven investment strategies for their infrastructure assets to balance the organization's priorities and best serve their mission.
Sohum holds a B.A. in Statistics from Williams College and is based in Seattle.