Board of Directors
Dan Atkins
Co-founder
Dan is Chief Community Entanglement Particle at Optum.
Glenn Trygstad
Co-founder
Glenn is a Chief Manager at Data Intelligence Consultants LLC.
Sean Larson
Co-founder
Sean is Director Business Insights and Analytics at Medtronic.
Graeme Thickins
Board Member
Graeme is Founder & President of GT&A Strategic Marketing Inc., a consultancy focused on early-stage technology firms.
Dave Mathias
Board Member
Dave is CEO and Founder of Beyond the Data, a product and analytics consultancy firm. In addition to MinneAnalytics, he serves on the boards of the Minnesota Product Development and Management Association and Ally People Solutions.
Josh Berger
Board Member
Josh is the CEO of Bright Hat, a technology outsourcing firm, as well as the founder of I Am Dyslexia, a fundraising platform for grassroots organizations serving the dyslexia community.
Distinguished Volunteers
Diana DeSoysa
Conference Chair
Diana is a Business Analytics Consultant with UnitedHealth Group and MinneWiADS Conference Co-Chair.
Read BioRenee Ernst
Conference Chair
Renee Ernst is a Sr. Lead Data Scientist at General Mills, serving as the technical manager for a team of data scientists building models used to scenario plan and optimize promotions. Outside of work she is actively involved in the data science community, including co-organizing events like the upcoming MinneAnalytics Women in Analytics and Data Science conference.
Read BioDaniel Feldman
Conference Chair
Daniel is a Principal software engineer at Hewlett Packard Enterprise working on the open-source SPIRE security toolkit. He strives to work hard, learn new things constantly, and share as much as possible with the community.
Read BioJohn Hogue
Conference Chair
John leads a team that leverages 150 years of General Mills data to find patterns and solve problems. This team of data scientists enables the creation of sustainable and scalable solutions that change how General Mills makes decisions and does business worldwide.
Read BioKim Eng Ky
Conference Chair
Kim is a data scientist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. She provides statistical analyses, data analyses and visualizations, among other things, to help the Bank better understand issues affecting low- and moderate-income communities. In addition to her work at the Minneapolis Fed and co-chairing MinneAnalytics conferences, Kim also co-organizes the Women in Machine Learning and Data Science Twin Cities meetup group.
Read BioJake Mason
Conference Chair
Jake is a Senior Data Scientist at Carrot Health, where he helps health plans acquire new members, improve the health of their existing members, and generally manage the quality of their plans via predictive modeling. Outside of the office, he has previously organized meetup groups like StarEightyTwo, and serves as a conference chair for MinneAnalytics’ Data Tech conference. As an avid Nebraska football fan, he hopes someday to see their return to national relevance.
Read BioAbhishek Roy
Conference Chair
Abhishek's core belief and motto in life is to apply his learnings to bring meaningful changes in the world. At Cargill R&D, he builds data tools that can automate and augment decision-making processes through AI and Machine Learning. Outside work, he runs an organization to help aspiring data scientists master their skills while partnering with nonprofits such as Generation NEXT, Avivo, and the Science Museum of Minnesota to apply Data Science for social good. His is also an Adjunct Professor at University of St Thomas and teaches Data Engineering and Machine Learning to Data Science and Computer Science graduate students.
Read BioAshley Stadler Blank
Conference Chair
Dr. Ashley Stadler Blank is an Assistant Professor of Marketing in the Williams College of Business at Xavier University.
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