David Betancourt, Ph.D.

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David Betancourt, Ph.D.

Head of AI at DB Macro Research

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David Betancourt, Ph.D.

Head of AI at DB Macro Research

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David Betancourt, Ph.D. is a computer scientist, engineer, and tech entrepreneur with 15+ years building production AI systems in complex, high-stakes environments where reliability, scalability, data privacy, security, and observability are first-class citizens. He leads AI/ML for portfolio management and market analytics software at DB Macro and previously led privacy-preserving on-device ad personalization for Apple App Store Ads. He holds a Ph.D. in CS / Machine Learning from Georgia Tech, where his research focused on uncertainty quantification in deep learning and reinforcement learning. He consults on GenAI and agentic AI, AdTech, AI scalability, and strategic themes including the future of finance, the AI trade, physical AI/robotics, and the future of SaaS in an agentic world.

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Career History

Careers Timeline

Dec 2024 – Current

Founder & CEO — Reinforce Market Labs

May 2024 – Current

Head of AI & Founder — DB Macro Research

Leads research and production deployment of agentic systems combining multi-agent architectures, fine-tuned LLMs, and reinforcement learning to support high-stakes decision-making across portfolio workflows.

Sep 2020 – May 2024

AI/ML Scientist, Applied Research — Apple Inc.

Led cross-functional development of privacy-preserving on-device AI for App Store Ads personalization, including federated learning infrastructure and an experimentation/measurement platform.

Jun 2015 – May 2024

Founder and Portfolio Manager — DB Macro

Mar 2019 – Mar 2020

Chief Scientist — Vorstella Corp.

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