Bain family at sunset in the California hills

Alex Bain

I'm a data science director working on AI at Meta (Facebook)
Before that I managed analytics for Nest
Before that I managed analytics for Facebook
Before that I managed analytics at iTunes
Before that, I co-founded a teddy bear company called FanZanimal
Before that I went to Harvard Business School
Before that I worked for Bain & Company
Before that I went to Brown University and played lacrosse
Before that I went to Milton Academy
Before that I went to Meadowbrook
Before that I had nothing to do but root for the Red Sox

Projects

Some non-work projects I made for fun

Made this quickly to get a feel for how to bid in a favorite bar game :-)

The Octopus Room

Fell back on analytics to process my kids' aging out of preschool

Duolingo for the rules of golf. Used an LLM to create scenarios, and spaced repetition (i.e. "ANKI") to drill the user until it's known cold.

Swarm

Where I've been spending time

Places I've Lived

Strava

Working out, when I get a chance

Videos

Videos of me with my crew