Zachary R. Kitt lives somewhere along the US-101. He enjoys learning new things; expressing ideas through code, clay, or sound; watching birds; and automating everything. He currently provides his expertise in big data and AI solutions to support efforts toward improving governance and human rights around the world. He has previous experience as a data engineer for a Silicon Valley-based unicorn startup, a machine learning engineer at S&P Global, and a quantitative geopolitical analyst at Kensho Technologies. He has managed projects for the U.S. Marines, Navy, and Air Force, and personally secured an AFWERX grant for AI development. He holds degrees from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and Yale University.