About Daphne Koller
  • Computer scientist Daphne Koller launched Insitro in 2018 to use machine learning to develop drugs faster and find targeted groups of patients.
  • The South San Franciso-based firm, valued by venture investors at $2.4 billion, has a research deal with Bristol Myers Squibb on neurodegenerative diseases.
  • Koller previously cofounded online education company Coursera. She served as its co-CEO through 2014.
  • Koller began teaching at Stanford at age 26 after obtaining a PhD in computer science. She's a 2004 recipient of a MacArthur genius grant.
Personal Stats
Age
55
Source of Wealth
software, Self Made
Self-Made Score
8
Residence
Portola Valley, California
Citizenship
United States
Marital Status
Married
Education
Bachelor of Science, Hebrew University Jerusalem; Masters in Computer Engineering, Hebrew University Jerusalem; Ph.D, Stanford
In Their Own Words

"A lot of information in biology is going unobserved because people don't know where to look. By setting machine learning loose, we will find that data in the same way that it has found things when set loose on Internet and text."

Daphne Koller
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