Recidiviz
Joshua Essex has a diverse work experience. Joshua co-founded and currently serves as the CTO at Recidiviz since October 2017. In this role, they lead the engineering organization in building a data platform, products, and analyses to advance towards a smaller, fairer, and safer justice system.
Prior to Recidiviz, Joshua worked at OPOWER for 8 years starting from June 2011 to February 2019. During their time at OPOWER, they held various roles including Principal Software Engineer, Technical Lead, and Architect. Joshua played a crucial role in building the platform and products that drove energy efficiency on a global scale, resulting in saving 30 terawatt-hours of energy and eliminating 15 million tons of CO2. As a leader, they successfully managed a group of 40 engineers across 6 teams, specifically focusing on developing the communications platform and outbound products.
Joshua began their career as an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant at George Mason University in January 2011, where they worked until May 2011.
Joshua Essex attended George Mason University from 2007 to 2011, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science. In 2019, they also attended Y Combinator, although no specific degree or field of study was mentioned. Additionally, in January 2017, they obtained a certification in "Machine Learning" from Stanford University through Coursera Course Certificates.
Recidiviz
Our mission is to accelerate progress toward a smaller, fairer, safer criminal justice system—and to do so at-scale. Recidiviz is a tech startup through and through: we take the speed and problem solving of the tech world and apply it to big public policy challenges where there is huge opportunity for impact. Using modern data infrastructure andthoughtful product design, we’ve been able to safely and permanently reduce incarceration and improve outcomes. We work side-by-side with justice-impacted communities, ecosystem partners, and leaders of the criminal justice system to build a better path forward. In addition to the revenue we earn from states, some of the most respected philanthropists and foundations—including Arnold Ventures, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and the Mozilla Foundation—support our work.