Data Science Perspectives

A discussion with Amelia Mink, Founder & CEO, Data Science Connect. She also had prior roles at Northside Hospital, PSA Healthcare, and Juice Analytics.  

She talks about how she got into data science, a great story of her friends thinking a "data-scientist" event was a "date-a-scientist" event, and the challenges of scaling an online community during COVID.  

#analytics #datascience #leadership #machinelearning #ai #artificialintelligence #DataScienceConnect

A discussion with Colin Coleman, Chief Data & Analytics Officer, Inspire Brands. Also prior roles at Turner, Equifax, and NASA.  

He talks about how his engineering background helped him focus on real world problems, why his views his team as his customers, and how everyone's objective function changes as their career progresses.  

#analytics #datascience #leadership #machinelearning #ai #artificialintelligence #InspireBrands #Turner #NASA #Equifax

A discussion with Alex Vayner, Managing Director, Data Science & AI, KPMG. Also prior roles at Capgemini, PWC, Booz Allen Hamilton, and Equifax  

He talks about getting comfortable with being uncomfortable, how structured thinking has helped his career, and why EQ needs more focus relative to IQ in data science  

#analytics #datascience #leadership #machinelearning #ai #artificialintelligence #KPMG #PWC #Capgemini #BoozAllenHamilton #Equifax

A discussion with John Carter, Director, Analytics Strategy, UC Davis. Also prior roles at Charles Schwab, Equifax, and Acxiom  

He talks about finding your passion and how it is ok to switch directions in your career, focusing solidly on business partners' priorities and not just your own, and ensuring that your processes are deployable   

#analytics #datascience #leadership #machinelearning #ai #artificialintelligence #UCDavis #CharlesSchwab #Equifax #Acxiom

A discussion with Ken Viciana, VP Global Data & Analytics Products, TSYS. Also prior roles at Fiserv, Equifax, and Suntrust (now Truist)  

He talks about the shift from internally focused data efforts to externally monetizing data, the importance or relationship building, and how social networking can help a career  

#analytics #datascience #leadership #machinelearning #ai #artificialintelligence #TSYS #Fiserv #Suntrust #Truist

A discussion with Mano Mannoochahr, Chief Data & Analytics Officer, Travelers. Also prior roles at GE and John Deere  

He talks about his early work in applying neural nets to sensor data (before the AI boom!), choosing the right business allies, and how AI has helped to revolutionize how disaster claims are evaluated and paid  

#analytics #datascience #leadership #machinelearning #ai #artificialintelligence #Travelers #GE #GeneralElectric #JohnDeere #Deere

A discussion with Wes Chaar, Chief Data & Analytics Officer at Fyllo. Former Catalina, Turner Broadcasting, and Delta Airlines

#analytics #datascience #leadership #machinelearning #ai #artificialintelligence #Fyllo #Catalina #TurnerBroadcastingSystems #DeltaAirlines #Sabre

A discussion with Rasmus Wegener, Senior Partner, Bain & Company.  #analytics #datascience #leadership #machinelearning #ai #artificialintelligence #bain #consulting

A discussion with Anne Robinson, Chief Strategy Officer, Kinaxis. Also prior roles at Verizon and Cisco  #analytics #datascience #leadership #machinelearning #ai #artificialintelligence #kinaxis #cisco #verizon

A discussion with Melinda Borrero, Director, Enterprise Analytics Consulting, Chick-fil-A. Also prior roles at Ipsos, Kantar, and GFK   #analytics #datascience #leadership #machinelearning #ai #artificialintelligence #chickfila #chick-fil-a #ipsos #kantar #GFK