David Kebudi is a Principal and founding member of the Data Science & AI team at the Firm. In this role, he spearheads the implementation of AI across the Firm to assist investment teams with due diligence and assessment of new technology. He also works with the management of our portfolio companies to drive innovation and deploy advanced analytics and AI.
Before RedBird, David was a member of the Modeling & AI Team at Palantir Technologies, where he oversaw the implementation of cutting-edge AI in military, manufacturing, critical infrastructure, telecommunications, and retail sectors. He was also a member of the team working for PG&E in Northern California that developed software, which decreased wildfires caused by the grid by 99% in 2022 and continues to monitor the grid to this day.
Prior to that, he served as the co-Head of AI at a Tech startup. David holds an M.S. in Mathematics & Computer Science (Data Science) and a B.A. in Economics from Brown University. David holds patents in AI Agent Frameworks, Feedback Loops for ML Models, and Commoditization of Imitation Learning and AI Training.