Andrew Gao
Human at Contrary
Palo Alto, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAndrew Gao is a Palo Alto–based technologist and entrepreneur blending computer science, AI, and startup leadership with eight years of hands-on experience across research, product, and venture roles. He currently serves as Venture Partner at Contrary and as Editor of the Stanford Undergraduate Law Review, while contributing to Cognition in a product-focused role that signals a people-first approach to AI initiatives. His background spans machine learning research at the San Diego Supercomputer Center, software engineering at Scripps Research, and early-stage advisory work with Sequoia Capital and LangChain, reflecting a rare mix of research depth and practical execution. As a Rhodes Trust Rise Global Winner and founder of The Helyx Initiative, he demonstrated the ability to launch ambitious programs and tools at scale. Based in the Bay Area and a Stanford CS graduate, he continually bridges academia, industry labs, and venture to turn theoretical AI potential into market-ready solutions.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelors Computer Science, Bachelors Computer Science at Stanford University
Portuguese, Spanish, Chinese, English
Github Skills (18)
reactjs10
selenium9
puppeteer9
javascript9
nextjs9
react9
ai7
playwright7
agents6
api3
graphs2
cli2
csv2
graph1
periodic1
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
andrewgcodes/andrewgcodes
Dec 2022 - Oct 2024
Contributions:8 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 10 months
andrewgcodes/geneRanker
Feb 2021 - May 2023
Contributions:11 pushes in 2 years 2 months
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