David studied applied physics and began his career as a consultant. He’s had his own company where he created a video asset management & workflow software in the 90s!. Then worked in the education/not-for-profit sector and then went into the finance sector as VP of BI & Data Analysis. Today, he is the Senior Vice President and Head of Data, Analytics and Research at BankMobile.

We discuss:

- the insights into large companies from his early days in consulting

- why technology provides the “guard rails” for the business

- why our roles as data scientists is to make sense of the mess

- what’s missing in today’s analytics education and how to learn what you need

- what to look for when building a diverse team

- the importance of creating a narrative in analytics

- the mindset to maintain during your analysis

- motivations behind problems with data definitions

- how data is like a flashlight

Show notes: www.datafuturology.com/podcast/20

David is based in Providence , Rhode Island, USA