Kate Park
About Kate Park
Kate Park serves as the Director of Product Management at Scale AI, where she leads a team of approximately 70 engineers. She has a diverse background in product management and engineering, having previously worked at Tesla, Palantir Technologies, Uber, and Google, and holds degrees from Stanford University and the University of Oxford.
Current Role at ScaleAI
Kate Park serves as the Director of Product Management at Scale AI, a position she has held since 2023. In this role, she leads a team of approximately 70 engineers in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her focus is on building AI-researcher facing products and quality management systems, contributing to the company's mission of advancing artificial intelligence technologies.
Previous Experience at Tesla
Kate Park has extensive experience at Tesla, where she held multiple roles over several years. She worked as a Senior AI Product Manager from 2019 to 2021, followed by a position as Staff AI Product Manager for four months in 2021 to 2022. Additionally, she served as a Manager in Product/Program/Project Management for 11 months in 2022 to 2023. Earlier, she was involved as an Autopilot Computer Vision Intern in 2018 for three months.
Internship Experience
Kate Park has completed several internships that contributed to her professional development. She interned at Uber's Growth Team in 2015 for two months and worked as a Forward Deployed Software Engineer Intern at Palantir Technologies in 2016 for three months. Additionally, she was an Associate Product Manager Intern at Google in 2017 for two months.
Education and Academic Achievements
Kate Park studied Computer Science at Stanford University, where she achieved a Bachelor of Science with Distinction and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. She is also a Master of Science candidate at Stanford, currently on leave. Furthermore, she studied at the University of Oxford and Menlo School. Her academic work includes published research on spoken natural language processing, and she has received the Stanford F. E. Terman Award.
Patents and Publications
Kate Park holds two U.S. patents, showcasing her contributions to innovation in technology. She has also authored a travel memoir, reflecting her diverse interests beyond her technical career. Her research in natural language processing has received recognition, highlighting her expertise in the field.