William Ogallo is a Senior Research Scientist at Google. He focuses on the development and validation of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning tools for forecasting food insecurity outcomes and analyzing drivers of food insecurity. Prior to joining Google, William was a senior research scientist and manager at IBM Research Africa in Nairobi. He managed the Discovery Science and Applications team at IBM Research Africa and co-led several projects including the development of a foundation model for small molecule drug design, anomalous pattern detection in tabular healthcare datasets, machine learning for global health, and enabling care continuity via patient-controlled data exchange. William holds a PhD in Biomedical Informatics from Columbia University in the City of New York and a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Nairobi.