Early Life
Daniel Nadler was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in 1983. He is the son of immigrants from Poland and Romania. Nadler attended Harvard University, where he studied mathematics and classics, and poetry under the mentorship of Pulitzer Prize winner Jorie Graham. He also served as a visiting scholar at the Federal Reserve during his PhD studies. In 2016, Nadler received a PhD from Harvard with a doctoral thesis on the pricing mechanisms of credit derivatives.
Rise to Success
In 2013, while still a PhD student, Nadler co-founded Kensho Technologies. The AI company developed machine learning systems for financial analysis. Kensho was acquired by S&P Global in 2018 for $550 million. Nadler then founded OpenEvidence in 2022, an AI company focused on the medical field. OpenEvidence provides an AI copilot for doctors to help them make high-stakes decisions. The company has rapidly grown and is used by approximately 40% of U.S. physicians. OpenEvidence's valuation reached $6 billion after a funding round in October 2025.
Key Business Strategies
Nadler's key business strategy involves leveraging AI to provide solutions in high-stakes fields. OpenEvidence utilizes an ad-supported model, allowing it to provide its services free to doctors. The AI platform is designed to provide doctors with precise, evidence-backed answers from peer-reviewed medical literature. Nadler has emphasized the importance of building trust, focusing on human-written answers and routing doctors to primary sources like the New England Journal of Medicine.
Philanthropy
Information on Daniel Nadler's specific philanthropic activities and amounts is limited in the search results. However, his work with the Academy of American Poets suggests an interest in supporting the arts.
