Brock Ferguson

Scientist, Engineer, & Founder

 

I'm a cognitive scientist, software engineer, and entrepreneur with over two decades of experience in research, technology and business leadership.

Experience

2016 — PRESENTCo-Founder, Strong Analytics

We apply artificial intelligence and machine learning to scale and support organizations from startups to Fortune 500's. Co-founded and led through acquisition (2021) and merger with OneSix Solutions (2024).

Machine LearningAIProduct DesignConsulting & Strategy
2012 — PRESENTFounder, Zoo North

We design, engineer, and invest in digital products and services with a current focus on machine learning/AI.

DesignEngineeringPrivate Equity
2017CTO, SureSwift Capital

Oversaw investment and technology for our micro-cap private equity firm focusing on B2B software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies.

LeadershipEngineeringPrivate Equity
2015 — 2016Co-Founder, MySiteAuditor

Scaled a marketing platform from early adoption through acquisition in 2016.

MarketingEngineeringLeadership
2011 — 2016PhD, Cognitive Science, Northwestern University

Led and published research on the origins of language and abstract thinking in human infants, including abstract rule learning, reasoning about communicative signals, and early verb learning. Developed new methods and software libraries for analyzing eye-tracking experiments.

Cognitive ScienceResearch
2007 — 2012Founder, Electric Function

Designed and built several software products, including a payment gateway abstraction layer, a recurring billing platform, and a web publishing/e-commerce platform.

LeadershipEngineeringPrivate Equity