# Israel Niezen

> Israel Niezen is the Los Angeles-based CEO and co-founder of Factored, an AI and data engineering company founded in 2019 with co-founding advisor Andrew Ng. An immigrant from Peru and a Harvard Business School MBA, he returned to programming and machine-learning education after a business career. His stated mission connects US companies with Latin American engineering talent and expands access to technical careers.

- **Role:** CEO and co-founder at Factored
- **Organizations:** Factored, Telescope
- **Education:** MBA, Harvard Business School, BS, Finance, University of Central Florida, Full-stack coding boot camp, UCLA Extension, Data-science studies, General Assembly
- **Known for:** Co-founded Factored in 2019, connecting US companies with Latin American AI and data engineering talent., Earned an MBA at Harvard Business School., Received Trilogy Education’s Robert Frost Award in 2019, as reported by the education provider.

## Career timeline

- **2004-2006** — Attended Harvard Business School for his MBA.
- **Before 2019** — Held technology business leadership roles, including chief revenue officer at Telescope; returned to programming and data-science study.
- **2019** — Co-founded Factored with co-founding advisor Andrew Ng.
- **2022** — Publicly described Factored’s focus on Latin American engineering talent and the evolution away from training-led positioning.
- **2025** — Discussed Factored’s growth on Daniel Isenberg’s ScaleApp podcast, published August 26.
- **2026** — Promoted Factored’s AI & Data Hackathon and shared team gatherings in Colombia and Brazil.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Factored in 2019, connecting US companies with Latin American AI and data engineering talent.
- Earned an MBA at Harvard Business School.
- Received Trilogy Education’s Robert Frost Award in 2019, as reported by the education provider.
- Led Factored as it became an AWS Select Tier Services Partner, documented in 2022.
- Led Factored at the time of its published OpenAI Select Partner announcement.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Promoted Factored’s 2026 AI & Data Hackathon, scheduled to begin September 25, with a banking application challenge and $10,000 in prizes.
- **2026-04** — Shared the 2026 Nerdapalooza gatherings in Santa Marta, Colombia, and Floripa, Brazil.
- **2025-08** — Appeared on ScaleApp episode 20; the episode description reported more than 300 team members and $18 million in 2024 revenue, with 2025 and 2028 figures presented as targets.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/israelniezen/

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Last updated: 2026-10-27