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Wes McKinney
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About Wes
Wes McKinney is an American software developer and businessman known for his contributions to data analysis in Python. He is the creator of the pandas package, an open-source tool widely used for data manipulation and analysis. McKinney has authored three editions of the reference book Python for Data Analysis. In addition to pandas, he created Apache Arrow, a cross-language development platform for in-memory data, and Ibis, a unified Python dataframe API. He founded Ursa Labs, which was integrated into Voltron Data in 2021, and he served as CEO of the startup Datapad. McKinney has also worked as a software engineer at Two Sigma Investments. His work has had a significant impact on data science and analytics, and he continues to develop tools that facilitate data analysis and processing.
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Latest interviews
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The Joe Reis Show
Wes McKinney on AI Agents, The Mythical Agent Month, and His Wild AI Coding Setup
Apr 8, 2026
Heavybit Podcast Network Master Feed
Data Renegades - Ep. #9, Radical Accountability in Software with Wes McKinney
Mar 3, 2026
Tech on the Rocks
From pandas to Arrow: Wes McKinney on the Future of Data Infrastructure
Dec 1, 2025
Software Misadventures
The 3 traps of open source funding models | Wes McKinney (pandas, Voltron Data, Posit)
Jun 25, 2024
Talk Python To Me
#462: Pandas and Beyond with Wes McKinney
May 15, 2024
The Data Stack Show
175: The Parts, Pieces, and Future of Composable Data Systems, Featuring Wes McKinney, Pedro Pedreira, Chris Riccomini, and Ryan Blue
Jan 31, 2024
The Data Stack Show
The PRQL: Exploring the Evolution, Challenges, and Benefits of Composable Data Stacks Featuring Wes McKinney, Pedro Pedreira, Chris Riccomini, and Ryan Blue
Jan 29, 2024
Zero Prime Podcast
E07: Monetizing Open Source w/ Wes McKinney
Jan 11, 2023
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