Ilmo was one of the first people I met when I began my career in tech (and Joe too! An incredible team!). At first I learned so much by just observation–Ilmo brought fun, creative thinking and such care to his work. As time went on, Ilmo also taught planted the seeds of teaching me R. When he and I met just last week, I proudly announced to him how much better my skills had gotten and thanked him. Ilmo was also one of the most fun people to get into the weeds with on research ideas–thinking in complicated and exciting ways about how to solve problems. Ilmo was always warm, kind, open, and just a joy to share space with. The world lost a great man, and we will miss him.

Maryhope Rutherford