About

Jan Woodthorpe is a highly experienced Sales Development professional with a passion for helping machine learning teams build better models faster. Currently, she is working with Weights & Biases, a company that provides a platform for practitioners to debug, compare, and reproduce their models with just a few lines of code. In her role, Jan is responsible for driving sales development and collaborating with her team to ensure successful outcomes. Jan has an extensive background in the tech industry, with over 17 years of relevant experience. Prior to her current position, she worked as a Conversational AI Strategist for Avaamo, where she managed the sales tech stack for the team and generated/qualified prospects for enterprise sales. She also worked as the Director of Sales for Auger.AI, where she led the sales team and helped build more accurate predictive models faster using the company's patented Bayesian optimization-based search of algorithm/hyperparameter combinations. Jan holds a Master's degree in Information Technology from University College London (UCL). Her education and experience have given her a strong foundation in machine learning, hyperparameters, AI, and search. She is passionate about leveraging technology to help businesses solve complex problems and achieve their goals. Overall, Jan is an accomplished professional with a proven track record of success in sales development and a deep understanding of machine learning. She is committed to helping her clients and colleagues achieve their objectives by providing innovative solutions that drive results.