Data Science Perspectives

A discussion with Satish Padiyar, Divisional VP of Data & Analytics, Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC). HCSC is a $50B member of the Blue Cross Blue Shield family. He has held prior roles at McKesson, Ally Financial, Caterpillar, and BMC Software. He talks about the commonality he’s seen in the fundamentals of data and analytics across industries, the advancements in operationalizing and...

A discussion with Don Vu, Chief Data Officer, @Northwestern Mutual. Don has had a wide-ranging career including many years with Major League Baseball, as well as roles with WeWork, Atari, and his own ecommerce company.   He talks about how running his web business taught him how to be scrappy, entrepreneurial, and just get anything done that needs done. He discusses how Northwester Mutual is...

A discussion with Frances Boykin, Director, Advanced Analytics, AT&T. She has held multiple roles in different parts of AT&T over nearly 2 decades, including in IT, supply chain, and marketing.   She talks about how she learned what she wanted to do for a living at age 13 (!!??), how growing up as an “Army brat” influenced her, the importance of networking and being prepared to grab o...

A discussion with Scott Radcliffe, Managing Director, Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) Program, Emory University. Prior roles at Cox Communications, SAS, IBM, and Home Depot. He talks about the depth and complexity of the operational analytics helping drive content delivery services like cable TV and streaming services, why he look at business as a system of processes, how students s...

A discussion with Erika McBride, Group VP Data & Analytics, Tenerity. Also prior roles at Dow and Paychex. She talks about how she got herself into analytics translator roles early, how her team drew in business users with internal poster events and Shark Tank-style contests, understanding the analytical maturity level of business leaders so you can meet them where they are, and why she manage...

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...

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...

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 #artificialint...

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 #machi...

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 #artificia...

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 #a...

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

A discussion with Craig Brabec, Chief Data & Analytics Officer, McDonald's.  Former executive roles at Ford, McKesson, Caterpillar. #analytics #datascience #leadership #machinelearning #ai #artificialintelligence #McDonalds #McKesson #Ford #Caterpillar

A discussion with Mike Stefanick, Managing Director, EY.  Former executive roles at SAS, IBM, and Equifax. #analytics #datascience #leadership #machinelearning #ai #artificialintelligence #EY #SAS #IBM #Equifax

A discussion with Cheryl Pressley, Data & Analytics Manager, Southern Company #analytics #datascience #leadership #machinelearning #ai #artificialintelligence #SouthernCompany 

A discussion with Rod Bates, Managing Director, Consumer Markets Data & Analytics, PWC #analytics #datascience #leadership #machinelearning #ai #artificialintelligence #PWC #CocaCola #FedEx #Epsilon

A discussion with Bernie Smith, Founder & CEO, The Institute For Clever Stuff and former head of analytics for Sainsbury's in the UK #analytics #datascience #leadership #machinelearning #ai #artificialintelligence #S ainsburys 

A discussion with Warren Hearnes, Fmr SVP Analytics & Data Science, Cardlytics and now VP and Head of Data Science at Best Buy #analytics #datascience #leadership #machinelearning #ai #artificialintelligence #cardlytics #UPS #HomeDepot #BestBuy

A discussion with Rachel Stuve, Senior Director of Data Science and AI, Anthem #analytics #datascience #leadership #machinelearning #ai #artificialintelligence #Anthem #BCBS

A discussion with Peter Maynard, SVP, Data & Analytics, Equifax #analytics #datascience #leadership #machinelearning #ai #artificialintelligence #equifax #capitalone

A discussion with Kathy Koontz, Principal, Platform Strategies, Amazon Web Services (AWS)  #analytics #datascience #leadership #machinelearning #ai #artificialintelligence #nationwide #teradata #officedepot #amazon #aws

A discussion with Brad Henderson, Vice President of Data & Analytics, Roark Capital Group  #analytics #datascience #leadership #machinelearning #ai #artificialintelligence #Roark #RoarkCapitalGroup