After 10 years as a researcher in algebra and geometry at leading institutions (Yale University, CNRS, as well as visiting positions in Moscow and Kyoto), David Bessis took a break from academia in 2008, to explore AI, deep learning and digital marketing.

He founded Tinyclues after realizing that mainstream approaches to data science in marketing databases were sub-optimal; Tinyclues is an AI-Augmented Customer Marketing Solution serving 100+ global retail and travel leaders. He holds a PhD in pure mathematics.