At the 2021 edition of the the North American HR Executive Summit series held December 6-8 in Orlando, FL, we spoke with John Thomas, Chief Data Officer of Benefitfocus, about how Data Analytics can be brought to bear on any number of tasks, processes, and challenges HR professionals deal with on a daily basis. How will these new tools change the way Human Resources works? What should senior leaders be thinking about as they examine their options and get up to speed on these new capabilities.

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John leads Benefitfocus’ data strategy, ensuring that data is used to make products smarter and more predictive and to help employees, brokers and carriers in the benefits ecosystem make more informed, data-based decisions. He works closely with Benefitfocus’ technology organization to define and deliver new data-driven applications. He and his team of data scientists and business intelligence analysts are evolving the way Benefitfocus uses data to delight customers and strengthen the benefits technology platform. Before joining Benefitfocus, John was executive vice president of data science at Red Ventures and launched their data practice.   John earned his BS in Mathematics and Computer at Gettysburg College and his MS and PhD in Computer Science from Dartmouth College.  He currently serves as president of the Analytics & Big Data Society and has been recorgnized as one of Charlotte Business Journal’s 40 Under 40. 

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Benefitfocus (NASDAQ: BNFT) unifies the entire benefits industry through innovative technology solutions that bring efficiency, cost savings and simplicity to employee benefits administration. Our powerful cloud-based software, data-driven insights and thoughtfully designed services help employers, insurance brokers, health plans and suppliers address the complexity of benefits enrollment and engagement, while bringing easier access to health, wealth and lifestyle products through a world-class benefits experience. Our mission is simple: to improve lives with benefits.

www.benefitfocus.com