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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