Robert Coop
Co-Founder at Quellant
Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRobert 'Coop' Coop is a seasoned data science leader and entrepreneur with 15+ years of experience and a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering with a concentration in Machine Learning from the University of Tennessee. He built and led enterprise AI programs, including establishing Stanley Black & Decker's first formal AI/ML team and shaping AI strategy at the executive level. Most recently, he co-founded Lapis Legal AI and Quellant in 2025 and served as Senior Director of AI Strategy at WorkWave, after leading AI initiatives as Chief AI Officer at Advent Health Partners. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, he mentors the next generation of innovators through Vanderbilt's Wond’ry and bridges research labs, startups, and large-scale industry deployments. With a deep academic background spanning MS in Electrical Engineering and BS in Computer Science from UT, his career blends rigorous theory with pragmatic, scalable solutions.
13 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleB.S., Computer Science, B.S., Computer Science at University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Github Skills (46)
package-management7
conda-build7
conda7
bitcoin7
blockchain7
pypy7
mamba7
cryptocurrency6
packaging6
jython6
python6
jetbrains-ides6
controlling6
staging6
jetbrains6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
RobertCoop/ExampleProject12
Sep 2018 - Oct 2022
Contributions:8 PRs, 13 pushes, 9 branches in 4 years 1 month
yottaflux/yottaflux
Feb 2024 - Feb 2024
YottafluxAI blockchain
Contributions:2 PRs, 28 pushes, 2 branches in 3 days
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