The people behind Refine.
Co-founder & CEO
Yann is a researcher and engineer at the intersection of computational science and AI. He graduated with honors in economics from University College London while fencing competitively. Yann then conducted research at the Institute for Fiscal Studies and Northwestern University. He is now at Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences pursuing graduate studies in computer science and applied mathematics.
Co-founder & Chief Scientist
Ben researches how networks shape economic and social outcomes. A 2012 PhD graduate of the Stanford Graduate School of Business, he earned tenure as a professor of economics at Harvard before joining Northwestern's economics and computer science departments in 2021. He has also taught at Stanford and the University of Pennsylvania, and was an early employee at Quora.
Sir John Hicks Professor of Economics at LSE
Benjamin is a macroeconomist studying how inequality—and the large disparities in income and wealth observed at the micro level—shapes the macroeconomy and macroeconomic policy. He currently serves as a co-editor of the American Economic Review.
CNRS Research Fellow in Economics at Aix-Marseille University
Yann is a top expert in networks, focusing on the econometrics of peer effects and the economic theory of networked interactions. An experienced journal editor, he serves on the editorial boards of the leading journals Games and Economic Behavior and the American Economic Review.
Senior Engineering Advisor
As an experienced leader and mentor in engineering, Pedro specializes in forming high-performing teams and accelerating their work. His approach is focused on coaching developers through hands-on pair and ensemble programming sessions. Pedro is the principal author of Agile Technical Practices Distilled.