Hi, I'm Kieran Snyder
Data stories, leadership, teams, AI
My bio
Kieran Snyder is the Founder of nerd processor, where she tells the world's most viral data stories. Kieran is an expert on turning any data set into a clear story. Her data stories about workplace communication, AI, and technology have been featured by Fortune, The New York Times, Forbes, Fast Company, Slate, The Washington Post, the Radical Candor podcast, WIRED Gadget Lab, and many others.
In 2014, she co-founded Textio, a software company that helps organizations write fair and unbiased feedback. She served as the company's CEO for nine years and is currently Chief Scientist Emeritus. She was Geekwire's CEO of the Year in 2021. In 2023, she was invited to brief Congress on bias in AI and she was named to the Forbes Future of Work 50.
Prior to founding Textio, Kieran earned her PhD in linguistics at Penn and spent a decade creating the world’s most impactful language products as a product and engineering leader at Microsoft and Amazon.
She currently serves as Founder in Residence at Operator Collective and is on the boards of Textio, ConvertKit, and Atlas AI. She is the author of Team Success Hacks, Viral Data Stories 101 and teaches Viral Data Stories 201 workshops for teams.
What is nerd processor?
I love telling stories with data. Data storytelling is my lens on the world. I especially love working with language data.
When I was an academic linguist, I was a literal word processor. Later on, I spent much of my tech career building software word processors.
And let's face it: I am a bit of a nerd. A nerd who loves word play!
What is this photography?
Long ago, I had a blog where I drew a comic to go with every post. I'm a better writer than visual artist, but I found big joy in drawing the comics. I'm a word person first and foremost, but we all have multiple dimensions.
A few years ago, I started including my photography in my articles. I carry that forward here. All the pictures on this site are mine or my husband's!