Derek Modzelewski

Derek Modzelewski is an artificial intelligence engineer and energy commodity trading expert currently developing machine learning solutions for power grid stability. He previously worked as a machine learning engineer at Meta, where he focused on the development of early foundation models. Following his tenure at Meta, he joined Adept as the company's first technical hire, building artificial intelligence models that directly helped the startup raise over $400 million in capital. Alongside his software engineering career, he possesses a decade of experience in energy commodity trading, having executed his first trades in the sector ten years ago. He holds a Master of Science in Computer Science and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Johns Hopkins University, where he graduated early. His current focus integrates advanced machine learning techniques with complex energy markets to optimize power grid infrastructure.