# Alex Leeds > Staff Applied Scientist Location: New York, New York, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/alexleeds I’m a data scientist and researcher at Ramp. I use computationally intensive methods, experiments, and human feedback to refine growth tactics: product/feature selection, ad optimization, sales automation, pricing, conversion, and market segmentation. Until 2024, I was the CEO and Co-founder of Sleuth. One of Fast Company's "Most Innovative Apps of 2024," Sleuth provided running feedback to parents about their kids’ development on over 250 topics. We used machine learning to turn 1.25 million answers from more than 60,000 parents into essential and uniquely specific data. Before Sleuth, I managed data science teams at Squarespace and One Zero Capital and was a Data Scientist in Residence at IDEO. I have a BA from Yale University in Political Science and a PhD from Wharton Business School. ## Work Experience ### Staff Applied Scientist @ Ramp Jan 2026 – Present | New York, New York, United States ### Senior Applied Scientist @ Ramp Jan 2024 – Jan 2026 | New York, New York, United States Ramp is building the next generation of finance tools – from corporate cards and expense management, to bill payments and accounting integrations – designed to save businesses time and money with every click. Over 45,000 companies spend an average of 5% less and close their books 8x faster by switching to Ramp's finance automation platform. Founded in 2019, Ramp powers the fastest-growing corporate card and bill payment software in America. Recently named Fast Company’s Most Innovative Company in North America. Investors include Founders Fund, Sequoia Capital, Coatue Management, D1 Capital Partners, Thrive Capital, Sands Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Iconiq Growth, Altimeter, Stripe, Goldman Sachs, Citi, Lux Capital, Vista Public Strategies, Spark Capital, Definition Capital, General Catalyst, 137 Ventures, Neo, Soma Capital, and Declaration Partners, and more. ### Co-Organizer @ NYC AI Hackers Jan 2014 – Jan 2024 | New York, NY NYC AI Hackers was a hands-on group of data scientists and engineers working on cutting-edge business projects and project-centric training. Over 3,000 members strong, we met once a month for hands-on team challenges. ### CEO & Co-Founder @ Sleuth Jan 2020 – Jan 2024 | Greater New York City Area The future of medicine is not a cure, it is a map - a guide to the right care at any given moment. We built that map one person at a time. Sleuth elevated the expertise of parents - collecting, analyzing, and sharing their experiences - so that children could get better care. We covered hundreds of kids' health and development topics with the most granular data ever collected. Learn more about our journey here: https://hellosleuth.com/ Sleuth was one of just a few companies in the App category of Fast Company's Most Innovative Ideas of 2024 and featured in a Harvard Business School case study. We had an all-star international team and built a landmark product whose ideas I still believe in deeply. Our exceptional investors included Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, MATH Venture Partners, Graham & Walker, Antler, Gary Vaynerchuk, and our early home base, Newlab. ### Founder in Residence @ Antler Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Greater New York City Area Antler is an early-stage VC that selects promising founders, pairs them with complementary co-founders, and provides them with the capital and resources to build a scalable startup. Our team received investment from Antler and New Lab. ### Data Science Manager, Strategy @ Squarespace Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 | New York, NY I created and led data-driven strategy teams at Squarespace: analysts, data scientists, and data engineers at the intersection of marketing, finance, product, and long-term strategy employing the latest tools and techniques. ### Data Scientist in Residence @ IDEO Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | New York, NY IDEO is an award-winning global design firm that takes a human-centered, design-based approach to helping organizations innovate and grow. Read more at https://goo.gl/o93pp3 I was a Data Scientist in Residence with the IDEO Plus program. ### Director of Data Science @ One Zero Capital Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | New York, New York, United States One Zero is a pre-eminent consumer credit and real estate analytics venture team, drawing on the skills sets of some of the most sophisticated investors, securitized product experts, and top data technologists. ### COO and Co-founder @ Ufora Jan 2009 – Jan 2014 | New York, New York Ufora provides platforms for high-performance data science. Ufora is a complete system with tools and infrastructure for machine learning in the cloud. ## Education ### Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in 2012, Operations and Information Management Department The Wharton School ### BA in Political Science Yale University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/alexleeds - Website: https://alexleeds.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/alexleeds JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/alexleeds/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-07