Buffalo State Data Talk

Episode 18: Data Governance in Higher Education an interview with George Firican, Director of Data Governance and BI at the University of British Columbia


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May 1, 2022
Buffalo State Data Talk 
Episode 18: Data Governance in Higher Education with George Firican, Director of Data Governance and BI at the University of British Columbia
 
In this episode George Firican, Director of Data Governance and BI at the University of British Columbia and founder of LightsOnData talks about how his team uses data to help fundraise for the university. Listen to the episode to learn some of George’s favorite resources for budding data scientists and tips for growing your career.  
 
0:00 Intro 
0:38 What George does as the Director of Data Governance and BI at the University of British Columbia 
4:29 Members of George’s data team and what they do 
7:36 What data does George work with 
9:05 Example of how the University used data to maximize alumni engagement 
13:32 George’s career path 
15:53 LightsOnData 
19:43 Tips for utilizing LinkedIn 
21:47 Advice for new data analysis 
25:00 Outro 
 
Resources
Lights on Data
Lights on Data Show Podcast
George Firican on LinkedIn
AI & ML by Tom Ives
DATAcated
 
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