Overview
Kara Holinski serves as CTO at Confido[1][2]. Holinski holds a degree in Chemical Engineering with a concentration in Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology[10]. Prior to joining Confido in February 2022[2], Holinski worked as an Associate Product Manager at Schmidt Futures from August 2019 to April 2021[3]. Holinski's earlier experience includes internships in research and industry roles, including positions at the Langer Laboratory at MIT[8], Shell[7], 3M[5], and Myovant Sciences[4], as well as undergraduate research at the Stephanopoulos Laboratory[6].
Career history
- CTOFeb 2022 to presentConfido
- Associate Product ManagerAug 2019 to Apr 2021Schmidt Futures
- Special Projects Intern - Office of the CEOJun 2018 to Aug 2018Myovant Sciences
- Health Care R&D InternMay 2017 to Aug 20173M
- Undergraduate ResearcherNov 2016 to May 2017Stephanopoulos Laboratory
- Computational Chemistry Research InternJun 2016 to Aug 2016Shell
- Undergraduate ResearcherJan 2016 to Mar 2016Langer Laboratory (MIT)
- Camp CounselorMay 2015 to Aug 2015YMCA
Education
Chemical Engineering | Concentration in Computer Science2015 - 2019Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Marian High School2011 - 2015
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