Sam Taylor
About Sam Taylor
Sam Taylor is the VP Technology at Cleo in London, England, with a background in data science and software engineering. He has held various leadership roles at Cleo and Trainline, and currently advises at Point Sigma.
Professional Background at Cleo
Sam Taylor is the VP Technology at Cleo, located in London, England, United Kingdom. He began this role in June 2022. Previously, he was the VP Data at Cleo from 2021 to 2022 for a year. During his tenure, he expanded the technology leadership team, grew the data team from 15 to 45 members, and increased the engineering team from 25 to 70 members.
Roles and Responsibilities at Trainline
Prior to joining Cleo, Sam Taylor held several key positions at Trainline in London. He served as the Head of Data from 2020 to 2021 for 5 months, and as Head of Data Science from 2019 to 2020 for a year. His roles also included Lead Machine Learning Engineer from 2018 to 2019 for 9 months, and he started as a Senior Data Scientist from 2016 to 2018 for 2 years. In these roles, he was responsible for leading data science initiatives and overseeing machine learning projects.
Advisory Role at Point Sigma
Currently, Sam Taylor also works as an advisor at Point Sigma. The specifics of his responsibilities in this role are not detailed, but it denotes his continued engagement in the field of data and technology at an advisory level.
Early Career and Education
Sam Taylor's early career included positions such as Decision Scientist at Wonga.com from 2013 to 2016 for 3 years in London, and Software Engineer at BlackBerry from 2010 to 2011 for a year in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Additionally, he worked as a Software Engineer at Wessex Technology Group from 2006 to 2010 for 4 years. He received his education at the University of Bristol where he studied Data Mining and High Performance Computing, Computer Science, and achieved Machine Learning. He also studied at Aston University, earning a BSc in Business and Computer Science.