Helen McLendon

Helen McLendon is DataSF’s Senior Analytics Engineer. She has a background in computational neuroscience, experience developing healthcare software, and a zeal for building well-structured, meaningful datasets. She received her B.S. in Biology from Stanford University and Ph.D. in Neuroscience from UCSF where she studied the neuronal mechanisms underlying auditory perception in songbirds. She has also worked in health insurance, serving in numerous roles including Data Scientist, Operations Manager, and Data Engineer at a Medicare Advantage startup. She is passionate about creating trusted systems that empower users to make data-driven decisions.