Joshua E. Lambert, PhD
VP of Data Solutions AI | PhD in Security Studies | Bridging Academic Rigor with Production AI Leadership
From Research to AI Leadership
A decade of solving complex problems across academia, defense, and finance — from hands-on ML engineering to leading AI organizations at scale.
- VP of Data Solutions AI at FactSet (S&P 500) — leading teams building knowledge graphs, semantic systems, and ML infrastructure
- Former MLE at SparkCognition Gov Systems — NLP/IR for Air Force Research Labs
- PhD in Security Studies — dissertation on forecasting coups with computational methods
- 10+ peer-reviewed publications in journals like Journal of Peace Research, Foreign Policy Analysis, Applied Economics, and Marine Policy
AI/ML Consulting
End-to-end AI solutions from problem framing through production deployment. Deep expertise in knowledge representation, semantic systems, and making AI accessible to non-technical stakeholders.
- Knowledge graph design, ontology development, and semantic data architecture
- LLM system design, RAG pipelines, and graph-enhanced retrieval
- Custom ML model training, evaluation, and deployment
- Technical training and workshops for teams
Testimonials
What colleagues and clients say
As a coauthor and collaborator, Josh has always exceeded in his end of the bargain. Providing expertise in quantitative methodologies and ensuring technical excellence in all research.
Chris F.
Assistant Professor
On our contract, Josh rapidly built a full ML/NLP pipeline that allowed us to scale cutting our timeline by over 6 weeks, while achieving over 90% accuracy. Well above our acceptance criteria.
Colleen D.
Social Scientist
Josh consistently provided workshops and training on advanced ML/NLP topics oftentimes for audiences that were not versed in the topics. He made them approachable and ensured participants always left having achieved some degree of content absorption.
Rebecca S.
Director of Quant Research
As a product manager, working with Josh always made things easy. He was able to convey complicated technical knowledge to stakeholders in an approachable manner, and achieved deadlines with ease. Prepared and professional.
Jake S.
Sr Product Manager