Jordy Davelaar
Senior Data Scientist @ BCG X | Retired Astrophysicist | Retail AI, Machine Learning, and Quantitative Modeling
- Role
- Senior Data Scientist at BCG X
- Location
- New York, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jordy Davelaar
I build retail AI decision systems that improve how businesses forecast demand, set prices, and understand customer choice.I’m a Senior Data Scientist at BCG X, working with retail and consumer organizations on forecasting, pricing, and customer decision/choice modeling. My focus is end-to-end: translating ambiguous commercial questions into robust models, validating them with sound testing, and partnering with product/engineering to make them usable in practice.Before BCG X, I led computational research in black hole physics, developing scalable simulation frameworks and algorithms used in global collaborations including the Event Horizon Telescope. I was part of the team that made the first ever image of a black hole. My astrophysics background trained me to model complex systems, quantify uncertainty, and engineer for scale, skills I now apply to real-world retail dynamics.Focus: Forecasting • Pricing & Promo • Customer Choice Modeling • Optimization • Experimentation • Production ML
Experience
Senior Data Scientist
Oct 2025 — Present · NY, US
Senior Data Scientist working on retail AI problems ranging from forecasting, pricing/promo, ro customer choice (CDT). Unlocking business insight in big data problems.
Education
Radboud University
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Astrophysics
2016 — 2020
Radboud University
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Astronomy
2013 — 2016
Radboud University
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Natuur- en Sterrenkunde
2010 — 2013
Skills
- Scientific Computing
- Statistics
- Astrophysics
- Dutch
- Lecturing
- English
- Python
- Latex
- Astronomy
- Physics
- Data Analysis
- Calculus
- Science
- Programming
- Mathematica
- Theoretical Physics
- Writing
- Teaching
- Research
- Virtual Reality
- Scientific Writing
- Mathematics
- Politics
- Teamwork
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