 The Materials Genome Initiative, MGI, seeks to revolutionize materials discovery through data-driven techniques. These techniques include forward models, which predict material properties from structure and composition, as well as inverse models, which use data to identify new materials with desired properties. Data-driven methods have already been used to reduce the time needed to discover new materials, making them a key component of MGI's mission. This article was authored by Ankit Agrawal and Alok Choudhury.