# Nicholas D'Andre

> Before co-founding GridMatrix, Nicholas D'Andre managed sensor supply chains at Apple. Now he works with transportation agencies to turn equipment they already own into information they can use.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-Founder at GridMatrix
- **Organizations:** GridMatrix, Apple, Amazon, Google, McKinsey & Company, Columbia University Center for Smart Streetscapes, Intelligent Transportation Society of America Emerging Technologies Committee
- **Education:** Master of Business Administration, Yale University, Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College
- **Known for:** Named inventor on US11955001B2, Traffic near miss collision detection, granted April 9, 2024., Co-founded GridMatrix, selected from more than 150 startups for the 2022 Port Authority proof of concept., Led GridMatrix, winner of CoMotion Miami's 2023 M2 Challenge.

## Career timeline

- **Early career; dates unspecified** — Investment analyst in McKinsey & Company's New York office.
- **During MBA; dates unspecified** — Google internship on demand forecasting for the first Pixel smartphone.
- **Before Apple; dates unspecified** — Senior inventory manager at Amazon.
- **Before 2021; dates unspecified** — Senior global supply manager at Apple for approximately three years.
- **2021** — Co-founded GridMatrix.
- **2022** — GridMatrix began its Port Authority proof of concept on the George Washington Bridge.
- **2023** — GridMatrix won CoMotion Miami's M2 Challenge.
- **2024** — Named inventor on granted US near-miss detection patent; GridMatrix announced Newark-Elizabeth port deployment.
- **2025** — Shared DFW traffic-analytics pilot; GridMatrix announced PortMiami launch.

## Achievements

- Named inventor on US11955001B2, Traffic near miss collision detection, granted April 9, 2024.
- Co-founded GridMatrix, selected from more than 150 startups for the 2022 Port Authority proof of concept.
- Led GridMatrix, winner of CoMotion Miami's 2023 M2 Challenge.
- Managed over half a billion dollars in annual supplier spending at Apple.

## Latest updates

- **2025-05** — Shared GridMatrix's DFW Airport traffic-analytics pilot.
- **2025-08** — GridMatrix announced its software-platform launch at PortMiami.
- **2025-10** — GridMatrix shared D'Andre's DenAI Summit presentation and comments on MDIA procurement.

## Links

- Website: https://www.gridmatrix.com/nick
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholasmdandre

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