Jacob Bank: Reinventing the Digital Assistant

Jacob Bank graduated with a degree in Computer Science from Cornell University. He took a leave of absence from Stanford University where he was working on getting his PhD in Computer Science. In the PhD program, Bank’s research revolved around the best application of data mining, optimization algorithms, and machine learning in time management.

His studies in time management led him to develop Timeful, a comprehensive, all-in-one digital assistant application that not only helps people manage their time wisely by scheduling them in the app’s calendar, it also suggests when to schedule certain activities and helps users set habits. Bank co-founded the company with Yoav Shoham in 2013 and has since raised almost $7 million in investments.

Before co-founding Timeful, Bank interned at LinkedIn in the data science department, as well as at Google in the engineering department. Bank also practices what he preaches as he rarely has problems with scheduling his busy day.