Stefan Elbl
Career coach helping academics move into industry and tech
| Hourly rate range | $90 to $185 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Students |
| Sessions | Online |
| Credentials | PhD, Business Management, Universidad de Chile; Masters, Applied Economics; Bachelors, Industrial Engineering |
Stefan Elbl is a career coach who helps academics and PhD students move into industry, especially data science and machine learning roles in tech. He did a PhD-level research role at Stanford Graduate School of Business and now works as a data scientist. He coached a client to a data science offer at a top big tech company. He also coached a PhD student to a machine learning engineering internship offer.
What Stefan helps with
Stefan works with people who want to leave academia for industry. He helps with career planning and interview prep.
- Pivoting from academia to industry
- Career planning
- Interview prep
- Landing data science offers
- Getting machine learning engineering internships
Who Stefan works with
Stefan works with academics and PhD students who are thinking about moving from academia to industry. His past clients include a person who landed a data science offer at a top big tech company and a PhD student who won a machine learning engineering internship.
Background and qualifications
Stefan did doctoral research at Stanford Graduate School of Business from 2021 to 2025. His work included Bayesian modeling, fine-tuning BERT models, and building a recommendation system in Pytorch. He interned as a PhD data scientist in 2025 and accepted a full-time data scientist role starting in 2026. Earlier, he was Lead Data Scientist at Rocketpin and taught SQL and Python at Universidad de los Andes. He holds a PhD in Business Management, a masters in Applied Economics and a bachelors in Industrial Engineering.
Stefan Elbl pricing
Programs and services
- 2-hour Kickstart Your Pivot from Academia to Industry package
- Custom hourly coaching
Stefan Elbl reviews
Stefan Elbl has a 5.0 out of 5 rating from 12 reviews on Leland, as of September 2026.
The CoachVouch take
He made the jump from academia to industry himself and coaches others through the same path.
Best for PhD students and academics who want to move into data science or machine learning jobs in tech.
Common questions
How much does Stefan Elbl charge?
Coaching with Stefan runs $90 to $185 an hour. Request an intro for an exact quote.
What does Stefan Elbl help with?
Stefan Elbl helps with pivoting from academia to industry, career planning, interview prep and landing data science offers.
Does Stefan Elbl coach online?
Sessions are online.
Does Stefan Elbl have reviews?
Stefan Elbl has a 5.0 out of 5 rating from 12 reviews on Leland, as of September 2026.
Is Stefan Elbl certified?
Stefan Elbl lists: PhD, Business Management, Universidad de Chile; Masters, Applied Economics; Bachelors, Industrial Engineering.
Why does Stefan coach academics moving to industry?
He had trouble finding people who had made the same move when he left academia. He wants to be the guide he wished he had.
How do I contact Stefan Elbl?
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