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Patrick Sharpe

Artificial Societies (YC W25) | Applied Behavioural Science | Product

San Francisco, California

Overview 

Patrick Sharpe is the Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer at Artificial Societies, a startup from Y Combinator, specializing in applied behavioral science. With a Master's degree in Economics and experience as a Behavioral Science Specialist at Swiss Re, he excels in identifying trends, conducting qualitative research, and optimizing customer experiences through data-driven decision-making. Highlights of his career include founding Artificial Societies and working at Swiss Re as a Behavioral Science Specialist, showcasing his expertise in behavioral economics and customer experience optimization.

Work Experience 

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Artificial Societies

  • Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer

    2024 - Current

  • Freelance mixed-methods research consultant

    2024 - 2024

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iptiQ by Swiss Re

  • Behavioural Science & Customer Experience Specialist

    2021 - 2023

    Hybrid Behavioural Science & CX specialist role

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ReAssure

  • Behavioural Scientist

    2019 - 2020

    I use insights from psychology and economics to design solutions and test them using Randomised Controlled Trials.

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Erasmus School of Economics

  • MSc Behavioural Economics (cum laude)

    2018 - 2019

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Behave London

  • Intern

    2018 - 2018

    Main Project – Research on behalf of an asset management company - Prepared a focus-group report discussing general findings, stats and behavioural biases. - Authored a ‘hidden risks guide’ used by the treatment group in our experiment. - Designed questions and scenarios used in our experiment. - Wrote a progress report on previous literature and our experiment design. - Used STATA to conduct regression and statistical analyses of results. Additional: Drafted an award submission on behalf of an asset manager for the Fund Europe Awards.

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Mercer

  • Investment Analyst Intern

    2017 - 2017

    Two months working with the Defined Benefit Investments team: - Constructed research reports to assist trustees selecting new fund managers. - Produced monitoring reports for clients on their current holdings. - Created material summarising current topics and trends in the pension industry.

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