George Hayward
Stand-up Comedian @Hayward Motivational Comedy
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WORK HISTORY
Stand-up Comedian @Hayward Motivational Comedy
US
George Hayward is one of New York City\'s most distinctive new voices i n comedy. His stand-up is sharp, motivational, and unafraid to question the beliefs that hold us back - delivered with a cadence that lifts the room and keeps it buzzing. Audiences leave not just laughing, but lighter than when they walked in. Hayward has been featured in The Tiny Cupboard\'s Best of Brooklyn, Comedy in Harlem\'s Fresh Faces, and Q.E.D. Astorias Rising Stars. He\'s a five-time champion of Harlem Nights legendary Paid by the Bell competition and a regular on Stankface Comedy\'s acclaimed Discount Philosophy series. Drawing on his experience as a data scientist, attorney, and political organizer, Hayward blends brains with punchlines - comedy that makes you laugh hard and think harder.
EDUCATION
Resurrection Grammar School
Valedictorian
Stanford Law School
JD/MBA, Stanford Law Review, Vol. 69 (nice)
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
JD/MBA, Certificate in Public Management and Social Innovation
Harvard University
A.B., Government
SKILLS
ABOUT GEORGE HAYWARD
George is a senior data scientist, stand-up comedian, engineer, and attorney based in New York City. He’s passionate about making a positive difference in the world.DATA SCIENCE & PRODUCT ANALYTICS EXPERIENCEAfter learning for years at Meta, Google, Morgan Stanley, HeadsUp, and Hayward Data Science, George is now a Senior Data Scientist at Calm, the #1 app in the world for meditation, stress reduction, and sleep. He’s proficient in SQL, R, Python, Swift, AWS, Google Cloud, dbt, RESTful APIs, Automation, Causal Inference, A/B Testing, KPIs, and many Machine Learning systems, especially those shipped for customer conversion/churn prediction, customer lifetime value, recommendations, and anomaly detection. Meta promoted him in just one year and included his work in their official Python training materials. George’s communication skill set earned him a feature in Towards Data Science even back in 2019. George launched his own iPhone app, Sound Recipe, in 2023, as well as a free web app, Setlist2Playlist, in 2024, so he’s comfortable with both front-end and back-end engineering. He’s mentored many junior data scientists—with a focus on helping people of color. He’s one of the top mentors around, as evidenced by glowing reviews on Peak Mentor, and his work with the Summit Program at North Star Academy, a member of the Uncommon Schools charter program.LAW & FINANCE EXPERIENCE As a pro bono attorney, George worked with the local community board and the State Liquor Authority to stop a bar from closing in Brooklyn, New York (“The Daily Press”) saving 13 jobs in the process, he’s won two expungements for his clients, he helped a woman gain citizenship, he secured a Social Security settlement for a woman experiencing homelessness, and he’s argued a major 421-a rent stabilization suit in New York’s Appellate Division, First Department. Before becoming an attorney, George began his career in Public Finance at Morgan Stanley where he provided quantitative analysis on $3.5 billion of city, state, or otherwise tax-exempt public financings. He drafted RFP responses marrying debt and interest rate models with nuanced regulatory understanding to solve financial problems for many cities and states, including New Jersey, Illinois, Missouri, Georgia, New Hampshire, Tennessee, and Maryland.IN CLOSINGGeorge wrote this summary in the third-person voice to achieve a professional and collegial tone commensurate with exceptional LinkedIn copy. To wit, George notes this paragraph is a way of saying hello to those who made it this far.
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