Our team

  • Noy Rotbart

    Co-founder & CEO

    Potrait of Noy Rotbart

    Noy Rotbart is a co-founder of Churney. He previously served as a data science manager at LiveIntent, architect at the innovation department of Nykredit, and lead data engineer at Save the Children. Noy holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Copenhagen.

  • Brian Brost

    Co-founder & CTO

    Potrait of Brian Brost

    Brian has a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Copenhagen, where his research focused on the intersection between applied machine learning and causal inference. Before Churney, he worked as a research scientist at Spotify, where he initiated Spotify's efforts to maximize the impact of promotional campaigns using causal machine learning.

  • Casper Hansen

    Co-founder

    Potrait of Casper Hansen

    Casper holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Copenhagen. His work has centered around machine learning with a particular focus on user modeling and recommender systems, on which he has co-authored more than 25 publications and two US patents. Aside from research, he has worked as an ML engineer and consultant in various large national institutions and an AI startup.

  • Christian Hansen

    Co-founder

    Potrait of Christian Hansen

    Christian has a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Copenhagen, focused on machine learning for sequential data modeling applied to search and recommender systems, with dozens of publications and more than 600 citations. He has done data science consulting and worked in multiple startups, where he was a co-inventor of different patents on machine learning for recommender systems.

  • Benjamin Zeymer Christoffersen

    Data Scientist

    Potrait of Benjamin Zeymer Christoffersen

    Benjamin Christoffersen is a data scientist at Churney working mainly with trials and treatment effect estimation. He has a PhD in Statistics from Copenhagen Business School, and he previously worked as a postdoc at Karolinska Institutet and KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.

  • Martin Rosenzweig

    Data Scientist

    Potrait of Martin Rosenzweig

    Martin Rosenzweig is a data scientist at Churney. He holds a Master's degree in Mathematics in Data Science from the Technical University of Munich and has previous experience as a researcher at tech companies and financial institutions.

  • Saeed Masoudian

    Data Scientist

    Potrait of Saeed Masoudian

    Saeed is a data scientist at Churney. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Copenhagen, where he focused on Online Learning and Multi-armed Bandits. Before joining Churney, he was a postdoctoral researcher at the Denmark Learning Theory and Applications (DeLTA) lab.

  • Wilson Zhou

    Data Scientist

    Potrait of Wilson Zhou

    Wilson Zhou is a data scientist at Churney. He holds a Master’s degree in Mathematics from Copenhagen Business School. He has previously worked at TV 2 and Schultz Information as a data scientist, developing and deploying large scale machine learning models and recommendations systems.

  • Suela Isaj

    Data and ML Engineer

    Potrait of Suela Isaj

    Suela Isaj is a Data and ML engineer at Churney. She holds a Joint PhD in Computer Science from Aalborg University and Université libre de Bruxelles in the field of spatial data extraction and entity resolution. Suela has previously worked as data engineer at Issuu, and data quality officer and risk system specialist at Raiffeisen Bank.

  • Aske Ching

    Data Engineer

    Potrait of Aske Ching

    Aske is a data engineer at Churney and has previously worked as a software developer in multiple startups. He has a MSc in Computer Science from the University of Copenhagen.

  • Florian Laws

    Machine Learning Engineer

    Potrait of Florian Laws

    Florian is a ML engineer at Churney. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Stuttgart, where he focused on Active Learning and Natural Language Processing. Before joining Churney, he worked as a ML engineer and data scientist in multiple startups.

  • Petru Birzu

    Front-end Engineer

    Potrait of Petru Birzu

    Petru is a software engineer at Churney. In his previous role, he was part of an engineering team at Trustpilot. Petru has a Web Development BA from Copenhagen School of Design and Technology.

  • Aaron Duane

    Data Visualisation and UX Engineer

    Potrait of Aaron Duane

    Aaron has a PhD in Human-Computer Interaction from Dublin City University. He was also a Marie Curie European Fellow at the IT University of Copenhagen. At Churney, Aaron leads the design and development of the company's UX and data visualisations.

  • Anna Bigaard

    Head of Product

    Potrait of Anna Bigaard

    Anna serves as the Head of Product at Churney. In her previous roles, she has built product teams and managed product roadmaps across various SaaS companies. Her expertise stems from her experiences at Nykredit, Topdanmark, and several startups.

  • Anna Freja Korvin

    Senior Product Designer

    Potrait of Anna Freja Korvin

    Anna Freja is the senior product designer at Churney. She has previously worked for multiple SaaS startups where she has secured the usability and desirability of the product. At Churney, Anna Freja is responsible for creating good UX and visual coherence to the product and to the external communication.

  • Roi Shivek

    Head of GTM

    Potrait of Roi Shivek

    Roi is a high-tech industry veteran with 25 years in marketing and ad tech. As an entrepreneur, he’s founded and led successful ventures. At AppsFlyer, he launched the Disruptive Innovation Labs, driving product innovation. Outside of work, Roi is a professional chef, sailor, skydiver, diver, and sketch artist. This blend of expertise and creativity makes him a dynamic leader at Churney.

  • Arun Narayanan Thazhath Valiaveedu

    Lead, Marketing Science and Client Process

    Potrait of Arun Narayanan Thazhath Valiaveedu

    Arun has an educational background in Engineering and Business Administration. In his last role he was seen dabbling in Experiments, Advertising and LTV at Meta. During his free time, he can be found watching Arsenal play, sipping on Lemon Tea and/or listening to Progressive South Asia Rock.

  • Nico Balkin

    Sales Consultant

    Potrait of Nico Balkin

    Nico is a Business Developer at Churney. After acquiring an MBA at the Copenhagen Business School, his previous positions always involved customer interactions, either as a travelling Salesman, BDR or Account Executive. He joined Churney after working 2 years in the Generative AI industry (Synthesia)

  • Paul Fagan

    Agency Partnership Manager

    Potrait of Paul Fagan

    Paul manages Churney's relationships with performance marketing agencies. He previously worked in several digital marketing positions, with the last one as a marketing science partner at Meta. Paul holds a higher diploma in Psychology from Trinity College Dublin.

  • Philipp Steck

    Student Data Analyst

    Potrait of Philipp Steck

    Philipp is a student developer and is currently doing his MSc in Social Data Science at the University of Copenhagen. He has previously worked as a Research and Customer Experience Specialist at CheckYeti.

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