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About Us
As people, we endeavor to understand the world around us. We use our knowledge of design, the power of data, and cutting-edge technologies to create powerful tools to solve complexity.
Our Story
Datawheel was born as a spin-off of The MIT Media Lab in 2013. It started as a result of a passion to understand complex problems based on big data and make them accessible for the world.
César Hidalgo, a scientist in the world of Complex Systems, teamed with Alex Simoes, a developer capable of creating a software solution that helped distribute this valuable information. The last part of the puzzle was Dave Landry, who made this software easy to understand for the broader audience through the use of content design and powerful visualizations.
Since then, Datawheel has been developing online platforms with partners around the world. Starting with the Observatory of Economic Complexity and Data USA, we then expanded to partner with the many public and private sector organizations, resulting in platforms such as: DataChile, DataAfrica, DataEstonia, as well as platforms for private sector organizations including Estee Lauder, Verizon and Deloitte.
Today, Datawheel continues to be managed by its founders, Dave Landry, César Hidalgo, and Alexander Simoes. It has grown into a team of more than 27 professional designers and developers that work all over the world.
Partners
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Dave Landry
CEO and Co-founder
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César A. Hidalgo
CIO and Co-founder
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Alexander Simoes
CTO and Co-founder
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Catalina Gobantes
Chief Operating Officer
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Pablo Paladino
VP of Engineering
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Jimmy Mullen
Partner
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Sebastián Melin
Partner
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Jonathan Speiser
Partner
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Natalia Prieto
Partner
Complex problems are best solved collaboratively
Teamwork is at the heart of everything we do. The challenges we’re facing are too big to solve alone, and we believe we are more powerful together than we ever could be on our own.
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Engineering
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Annie Zapata
Automated Reporting Lead
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Felipe Figueroa
Full Stack Engineer
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Francisco Abarzúa
Full Stack Engineer
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Nicolás Pérez
Full Stack Engineer
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Jelmy Hermosilla
Backend Engineering Lead
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Alan Ramírez
Frontend Engineer
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Samuel Osorio
Full Stack Engineer
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Alejandro Lara
Backend Engineer
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Nicolás Netz
Data Engineer
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Esteban Valenzuela
Data Engineer
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Sebastián Espinoza
Frontend Engineer
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Alexandra Bjänes
Junior Data Analyst
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Walter Buczacka
Senior Frontend
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Felipe Ramos
Data Science AI Specialist
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Design
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Anahide Nahhal
Design Lead
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Gabriela Pérez
UI Designer
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Jonatan Rioseco
Information Designer
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Business & Project Development
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Grace Riquelme
Operations Lead
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David Anabalón
Marketing Lead
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Gilberto García-Vásquez
Chief Economist
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Constanza Pincheira
Customer Support & Back Office
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Natalia Rodríguez
Project Manager
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Lucy
Chief Barking Officer
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Alumni