2017

Dr. Sarah Klammer Kruse is an Assistant Professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato in the Computer Information Science Department. Her clinical background as a Registered Dietitian and 10 years of administrative experience as a Chief Executive Officer at a Federally Qualified Health Center has given her insights into the importance of health information technology, health-related […]

Shiva Kumar joined MetLife in 2015 as Director of Data Science to establish and lead the Data Science team for the U.S. Retail group. The team is composed of PhDs and MBAs from a range of backgrounds including analytics, economics, and behavioral science. Under his leadership, the team engages with different LOB’s to provide Advanced […]

Donna is an anthropologist working with ethnographic methods and analysis to inform and change policy in higher education, in particular in and around libraries, learning spaces, and teaching and learning practices. She is Associate Professor for Anthropological Research at the J. Murrey Atkins Library at UNC Charlotte. Donna has conducted anthropological research in libraries at […]

Joel Lieser is a big data evangelist, creative engineer, solution architect, and founder of L2Bedford. Joel has specialized in providing AWS-hosted solutions to advanced analytics teams since 2010, empowering a diverse collection of companies to manage their data assets in search of insights that impact both customers and the bottom-line. Joel leads teams to become […]

Dr. Patrick Madsen is the Director of the University Career Center at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He leads a team of about 50+ career team members towards the development of a career curriculum for students and a talent acquisition program for employers seeking to recruit. His background includes a degree in Psychology […]

Marc Manack, AIA is Principal of SILO AR+D and the Assistant Professor of Building Design in the School of Architecture at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Manack’s teaching and research explores advanced design practices in architecture that employ interactive and computational approaches to the authorship and delivery of buildings. He has taught previously […]

Lindsay joined MetLife in 2015 as a Data Scientist II. In this role he led the development of analytical solutions across MetLife Retail including propensity modeling of Advisors likely to sell, test and control designs to study and optimize business operations, and analyses driving strategic and tactical sales initiatives. Lindsay will continue to develop and […]

Dan McGurrin is Director of Executive Education in the Poole College of Management at NC State University. Dan’s 23-year career in executive development has focused on consulting with corporate leaders on the strategic development of their organizations and people, and his programs cover topics including global and project leadership, virtual team management, data sciences, managing […]

Shannon McKeen, Consultant for the National Consortium for Data Science, is responsible for developing relationships with universities, industry and government agencies for Data Science research and collaboration. He serves as a Faculty Advisor in Dartmouth’s OnSite Global Consulting Program and UNC Kenan-Flagler’s Experiential Learning program. He is an Instructor in Kenan-Flagler’s online MBA program and […]

Alan Menius is the newly appointed Chief Data Scientist at HAP Innovations, a consumer health technology company with a mission of helping people live healthy and independent lives. Prior to this role Alan spent 25 years at GlaxoSmithKline where he led advanced analytics teams responsible for leveraging disparate data sources and advanced analytics to inform […]