# About Guillaume Redoulès

I am a data scientist. I founded the TechStars company New Knowledge and am also the co-host of the data science podcast, Partially Derivative. Previously, I led Ushahidi's work on crisis and humanitarian data and launched CrisisNET. Prior to Ushahidi, I was Director of the Governance Project at FrontlineSMS. I earned a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California, Davis researching the quantitative impact of civil wars on health care systems.

In 2008, I founded Conflict Health, a blog on the defense of health and health workers in armed conflict and political violence. I also wrote for the Daily Dot, United States Naval Institute Blog, TheAtlantic.com, ForeignPolicy.com, UN Dispatch, and elsewhere.

I earned a B.A. from the University of Miami, where I triple majored in political science, international studies, and religious studies.

- Email: cralbon@gmail.com
- Twitter: @chrisalbon

## Curriculum Vitae

### Education

- Ph.D., Political Science, University of California, Davis. 2012
  - Dissertation: "Civil Wars And Health Systems", a quantitative analysis of the determinants of rebel and government behavior towards health system destruction and reconstruction using original data
  - Fields: International Relations, Quantitative Methodology, and Epidemiology
- M.A., Political Science, University of California, Davis. 2010
  - Thesis: "U.N. Peace Operations And Public Health After Civil War"
- B.A., University of Miami, Miami, FL. 2006
  - Triple majored in political science, international studies, and religious studies

### Experience

- Co-founder & Chief Science Officer, New Knowledge, 2015 - Present
  - In charge of everything data science and product.
- Co-founder & Co-host, Partially Derivative, 2014 - Present
  - Co-founded a podcast on data and data science.
- Volunteer Data Scientist, DataKind, 2015 - Present
- Director of CrisisNET, Ushahidi, 2014 - 2015
  - Launched a pipeline for global humanitarian crisis data.
- Director of Data Projects, Ushahidi, 2013 - 2014
  - The non-profit's first data science hire; led all data science efforts.
- Project Director, FrontlineSMS, 2012 - 2013
  - Led FrontlineSMS's Governance Project, an effort improve the transparency and accountability of governments through mobile technology
- Contributor, Daily Dot, 2012 - 2013
  - Write opinion pieces on the politics of data and the internet
- Contributor, United Nations Dispatch, 2011 - 2013
  - Write news, opinion, and analysis on global affairs, particularly relating to health during conflict, global health politics, and the role of social media
- Blogger, Conflict Health, 2008 - 2012
  - Designed and launched blog on defending health and health workers against persecution, violence, and armed conflict
  - Wrote 485 posts over four years
  - Cited by major publications including The Atlantic, Harpers, Wired, The Economist, Time, The Guardian, and The American Prospect
- Contributor, United States Naval Institute Blog, 2009 - 2011
  - Wrote posts on the U.S. Navy's role in disaster relief, humanitarian assistance, and health diplomacy for one of America's most prestigious professional military associations
- Research Assistant, U.C. Davis Department Of Political Science, 2008 - 2009
  - Researched the effect of U.S. defense policy on military suicides
- Founder, Serve Your World 2002 - 2006
  - An information site on overseas volunteering