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Vincent Koc

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Vincent Koc is a highly accomplished, commercially-focused engineering technologist with a wealth of experience in data-driven disciplines. He holds a fellowship at the Institute of Managers and Leaders Australia, where he serves as a thought leader and mentor to the next generation of data professionals. With over a two decades of experience in the field, Vincent has worked across a wide range of industries, including finance, telecommunications, travel, and fast-moving consumer goods. He has driven data-driven projects for major organizations such as Qantas, Telstra, Volkswagen, Expedia, the Australian Federal Government, and the NSW Government. Previously Vincent has held critical positions at major Australian organisations. He is also a guest lecturer and volunteers as a mentor at a number of universities in Australia and the United States, sharing his expertise in data from governance to generative AI and helping to shape the next generation of data professionals. In 2020 Vincent was recognised as one of the Top 25 Analytics Leaders by IAPA Institute of Analytics Professionals of Australia, as well as a finalist in the AC&E 30Below Young Marketeer of the Year in 2017. Vincent

Experience

Lead AI Research EngineerComet Basic company page — company details not listed yet
Feb 2025 to May 2026
Advisory Council MemberForbes Technology Council
Jan 2025
Industry Research FellowThe University of Queensland
Sep 2024 to Feb 2026
Chief ArchitectOpenClaw Foundation
May 2026
Adjunct ProfessorUNSW
Jun 2024 to Nov 2024
AmbassadorDeepLearning.AI
Apr 2024 to Sep 2025
FounderHyperthink
Jan 2024
Core MaintainerOpenClaw Foundation
Jan 2026 to May 2026
Contributing WriterTowards Data Science
Dec 2023
Founding MemberBuild Club
Sep 2023 to Oct 2024
Adjunct ProfessorThe University of Texas at Austin
Jul 2023 to Jun 2024
General Manager of Data (Head of Data)hipages Group
Mar 2022 to Jul 2024
Senior ResearcherMicrosoft
Oct 2021 to Mar 2022
Analytics Chapter Lead, Head of AnalyticsQantas
Jul 2019 to Oct 2021
LecturerRMIT University
Aug 2018 to Jul 2019
Analytics and Data Science ManagerTelstra
Sep 2017 to Aug 2019
Director Analytics & DigitalOmnicom Media
Jan 2015 to Sep 2017
Senior Data & Technology ManagerPokerStars
Dec 2009 to Jan 2015

Education

University of Oxford
Artificial Intelligence Programme Artificial Intelligence
University of Oxford
Executive Leadership Programme Business Administration and Management, General
University of Kent
BA History and Philosophy of Art Philosophy
Westminster Kingsway College
BTEC National Diploma in Business & IT (Computer Software Engineering) Computer Engineering