Joshua Storck
Quantitative Finance Technologist, Opendoor
Joshua Storck is currently involved in a new endeavour at the intersection of finance and AI. Previously, he was a Principal Software Engineer at Opendoor, where he works on large-scale data systems, machine learning, and platform architecture that support complex, real-time decision-making. His work focuses on building infrastructure that can process fragmented data, identify meaningful patterns, and translate them into tools that improve both operational efficiency and strategic clarity.
With over two decades of experience across software engineering, quantitative research, and high-performance systems, Josh has built and led the development of data platforms in environments where precision and speed are critical. Prior to Opendoor, he held senior roles at Two Sigma, where he developed advanced trading and research systems. Earlier in his career, he worked in computer vision and computational graphics, contributing to visual effects production for films including The Matrix trilogy and Constantine.
Across these domains, Josh has worked at the intersection of complexity and clarity, where large volumes of data exist but are often difficult to interpret or act on. His work has consistently focused on structuring systems that make data usable, not just available, enabling better decisions in environments where information is abundant but insight is scarce.
At CRH, Josh brings a critical technical lens to the challenge of making responsible hospitality measurable and actionable. His experience helps translate fragmented operational data into structured, comparable signals, supporting CRH’s goal of moving the industry from reporting and claims toward clearer, data-driven decision-making grounded in real performance.
Josh holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Columbia University.
I have never worked in hospitality before, but have been spent the last year or so learning about where the gaps and opportunities are for taking a more data driven approach to responsible hospitality.
A moment that changed how they see hospitality
I was on a trip in Italy at Cinque Terre, staying at a family run hotel. The mother was the chef and handled maintenance, while the son ran everything else. I was so impressed with the care and love they put into their hotel, and how I felt like part of their family for just a couple of days. I also had the best pesto of my life!
What they notice first in a hotel
As a visual person, I'm typically keyed into the design and layout of a hotel and am often inspired by them—modest establishments that intentionally foster interactions between strangers, hotels that are centers of art and architecture, and inns built to draw your focus outward toward nature and the landscape.
What responsibility looks like in practice
As someone who has worked in technology and data science for decades, I've consistently seen people's biases change when faced with hard data. If used correctly, data can be a force for good and a means for achieving durable changes in the environment and communities.