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Samuel Galler

Quantitative Researcher | Data Scientist | Economist | Social Scientist

Role
Vice President, Data Science at Fidelity Investments
Location
Cambridge, MA, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Samuel Galler

Currently: Head of Data Science for Quantitative Research and Investments Technology at Fidelity.Experience: A quantitative research supervisor at Two Sigma, leading a global team of financial data scientists. Consultant for training expert generative AI models. Research writer on state-of-the-art ML papers for DeepLearning.AI. Venture partner for a research-driven technology investment fund. Social sector consultant at Redstone Strategy Group working in education. Interdisciplinary researcher in social science, statistics, and data science. Winner of the AISC Fairly AI Product Challenge on Bias in Machine Learning. Experienced project manager (CSM, Google PM Cert).Rhodes Scholar, PhD in International Development. Postdoc at Schwarzman College, Tsinghua University. MAS in Data, Economics, and Design of Policy at MIT. AB/AM in East Asian Studies, Harvard University.Interests include: Statistics; AI/ML; Data Science; Economics; Classical Chinese; Global Health; International Development; Languages; Philanthropy; Social Dance.

Experience

  1. Vice President, Data Science

    Fidelity Investments

    Sep 2025 — Present · Boston, MA, US

    Lead a technology team of data scientists accelerating financial research• Design and implement AI/ML models for quantitative investment management and trading• Partner with portfolio managers, analysts, and quants on data science projects

Education

  • Beijing Language and Culture University

    Chinese Language

    2009 — 2009

  • University of Colorado Boulder

    Bachelor of Arts - BA (Non-Degree), Mathematics, Economics

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Master's degree, Data, Economics, and Design of Policy (DEDP)

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    MM, Statistics and Data Science

  • Tsinghua University

    Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Management and Global Affairs

    2018 — 2019

  • Harvard University

    Masters Degree, Regional Studies: East Asia

    2011 — 2012

  • National Taiwan University

    Blakemore-Freeman Fellow, International Chinese Language Program, Chinese Language and Literature

    2017 — 2018

  • Boulder City High School

    High School

    2004 — 2008

  • University of Oxford

    Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), International Development

    2012 — 2017

  • Harvard University

    Bachelors Degree, East Asian Studies, Global Health & Health Policy

    2008 — 2012

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    MM, Data, Economics, and Development Policy

  • MIT Sloan School of Management

    MM, Finance

Skills

  • Social Impact
  • Strategy
  • Research
  • International Relations
  • Spanish
  • Executive Management
  • Sociology
  • Qualitative Research
  • Nonprofit Organizations
  • Social Entrepreneurship
  • Chess
  • Policy Analysis
  • Public Policy
  • Teaching
  • R
  • Stata
  • Nonprofits
  • Community Mental Health
  • Economics
  • Chinese
  • Politics
  • Global Health
  • Statistics
  • Non-Profit Director

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