Jeff Kunkle
Founding member and SVP of Engineering at Grist Mill Exchange; co-founded and sold two prior startups (Near Infinity, Visallo) before joining Kensho Technologies and Core4ce.
Jeff Kunkle is a founding member and SVP of Engineering at Grist Mill Exchange, a commercial data marketplace letting government agencies license datasets from vetted commercial providers under a single contract. He previously co-founded two startups, each later acquired: Near Infinity Corporation (2003-2013), an enterprise software consultancy serving intelligence and defense customers, which merged into Altamira Technologies in 2013; and Visallo (2015-2018), whose visualization and machine-learning tools helped analysts uncover hidden relationships in data, acquired by Kensho Technologies (S&P Global's AI subsidiary) in December 2018. He then served as VP of R&D at federal contractor Core4ce before joining Grist Mill Exchange in 2022. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Penn State and an M.S. in Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech.
Overview
- Role
- Founding Member & SVP Engineering, Grist Mill Exchange
- Based in
- Washington, DC-Baltimore Area
- Prior experience
- Near Infinity, Altamira Technologies, Visallo, Kensho Technologies, Core4ce
- www.linkedin.com/in/kunklejr/
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Frequently asked
- Who is Jeff Kunkle?
- Jeff Kunkle is a founding member and SVP of Engineering at Grist Mill Exchange, a commercial data marketplace letting government agencies license datasets from vetted commercial providers under a single contract. He previously co-founded two startups, each later acquired: Near Infinity Corporation (2003-2013), an enterprise software consultancy serving intelligence and defense customers, which merged into Altamira Technologies in 2013; and Visallo (2015-2018), whose visualization and machine-learning tools helped analysts uncover hidden relationships in data, acquired by Kensho Technologies (S&P Global's AI subsidiary) in December 2018. He then served as VP of R&D at federal contractor Core4ce before joining Grist Mill Exchange in 2022. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Penn State and an M.S. in Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech.
- What is Jeff Kunkle's role?
- Jeff Kunkle is Founding Member & SVP Engineering, Grist Mill Exchange, based in Washington, DC-Baltimore Area.
- Where did Jeff Kunkle work before?
- Jeff Kunkle's prior roles include Near Infinity, Altamira Technologies, Visallo, Kensho Technologies, Core4ce.
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Jeff Kunkle is SVP of Engineering and a founding member of Grist Mill Exchange; previously co-founded Near Infinity and Visallo (both acquired), then worked at Kensho Technologies and Core4ce
Grist Mill Exchange: About — Grist Mill ExchangeVerified2026-08-02 - 2
Near Infinity merged with Invertix to form Altamira Technologies Corporation, closed June 18, 2013
BusinessWire: Invertix, Near Infinity Merge to Create Altamira Technologies CorporationVerified2013-06-18 - 3
Independent confirmation of the Near Infinity / Invertix merger forming Altamira Technologies
WashingtonExec: Craig Parisot, Altamira Chief Strategy Officer, Discusses Near Infinity, Invertix Merger, RebrandingVerified2013-06-01 - 4
Kensho acquired Visallo, deal announced December 7, 2018
Koto: The Whole Is Greater Than the Sum of the PartsVerified2018-12-07