Benjamin Skrainka
Applying experimentation, causal inference, and AI-powered economics to solve problems that matter.
- Role
- Principal Economist at Amazon
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Benjamin Skrainka
I am an experienced applied scientist who builds teams and data solutions that produce excellent decisions. I focus on establishing a strong scientific culture with good habits - CRISP-DM workflow, model correctness, and engineering process - to ensure that the science team solves the right business questions with the appropriate investment and sophistication. I invest in the next generation, providing mentorship, guidance, and thought-leadership organization- and industry-wide.Areas of expertise include:* Experimentation (A/B Testing)* Causal Inference* Forecasting (especially for capacity planning)* Predictive modeling
Experience
Principal Economist
Feb 2025 — Present
Education
UCL
PhD, Economics
UCL
MSc, Economics
Princeton University
AB, Physics
Caltech
Physics
Skills
- Mathematica
- Econometrics
- Bioinformatics
- Embedded Software
- Mathematical Modeling
- Quantitative Analytics
- Data Mining
- Numpy
- Computational Economics
- Marketing Analytics
- R
- Spark
- Monte Carlo Simulation
- Mpi
- Statistics
- Parallel Programming
- Software Engineering
- Mergers
- Databases
- Direct Mail Campaigns
- Stata
- Product Differentiation
- Embedded Systems
- Public Speaking
- Analytics
- Sas
- Research
- Bicycle Repair
- Mapreduce
- Numerical Analysis
- Sql
- Linux
- Data Analysis
- Machine Learning
- Unix Operating Systems
- Crm
- Experimental Design
- Programming
- Optimization
- Modeling
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