Elliott Merriam

Senior Staff Data Scientist at LinkedIn
Kenmore, Washington, United States

Elliott Merriam is currently Senior Staff Data Scientist at LinkedIn. He has previously held data science and research roles at Meta, iSpot.tv, Insight Data Science, and the University of Washington, as well as worked as a Patent Agent at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.

  • LinkedIn Senior Staff Data Scientist 2026–present · current
  • Meta Research Data Scientist 2017–2026 · past
  • Insight Data Science Fellow 2016 · past
  • iSpot Data Scientist 2016–2017 · past
  • Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Patent Agent 2014–2016 · past
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    University of Washington Senior Fellow 2012–2013 · past

Education

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Neuroscience · 2006–2012
  • Harvard University All coursework towards the Ph.D. degree, Neuroscience · 2005–2006
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Neurobiology · 2001–2004

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  • LinkedIn Senior Staff Data Scientist 2026–present · current
  • Meta Research Data Scientist 2017–2026 · past
  • Insight Data Science Fellow 2016 · past

Education

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Neuroscience · 2006–2012
  • Harvard University All coursework towards the Ph.D. degree, Neuroscience · 2005–2006
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Neurobiology · 2001–2004

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