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In Bill’s roles as Chief Analytics Officer for both Teradata and The International Institute For Analytics, he was lucky enough to meet with analytics executives in hundreds of large companies around the world. In this webcast, he interviews many of the executives and professionals he’s met to learn about how their careers unfolded, what skills they look for when hiring, what trends they think are coming next, and more! If you want an inside view into what some of today’s top data science names are thinking and talking about, this series is for you!
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Season 1    Season 2    Season 3    Season 4    Season 5    Season 6    Season 7    Season 8    Season 9    Season 10

Season 1 - Click Here To View
Tim Berryman, VP, Decision Analytics, Georgia Pacific
​Russ Pierce, VP, Marketing Effectiveness, Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG)
​Tom Davenport, Internationally Recognized Thought Leader & Author
Ameet Shetty, Chief Data Officer, Pilot Flying J
Khalifeh Al Jadda, Director, Data Science, The Home Depot
Eric Schmidt, Global Director, Data & Analytics, The Coca-Cola Company
Season 2 - Click Here To View
Christine Joy, VP Business Analytics, Comcast
Taylor Horton, Senior Director of Data Science, Cox Automotive
Linda Burtch, Founder, Burtch Works
Eric Weber, Head of Data Products, Yelp
Brad Henderson, VP Data & Analytics, Roark Capital Group
Kathy Koontz, Principal, Platform Strategies, Amazon Web Services
Season 3 - Click Here To View
Peter Maynard, SVP, Data & Analytics, ​Equifax 
Warren Hearnes, Fmr SVP Analytics & Data Science, Cardlytics and now VP & Head of Data Science, Best Buy
Rod Bates, Managing Director, PWC and former VP, Coca-Cola
Rachel Stuve, Senior Director of Data Science and AI, Anthem
Bernie Smith, Founder & CEO, The Institute For Clever Stuff and former Head of Analytics, Sainsbury's
Cheryl Pressley, Data & Analytics Manager, Southern Company​   
        
Season 4 - Click Here To View
Mike Stefanick, Managing Director, EY
Craig Brabec, Chief Data & Analytics Officer, McDonald's
Melinda Borerro, Director, Enterprise Analytics Consulting, Chick-fil-A
Anne Robinson, Chief Strategy Officer, Kinaxis
Rasmus Wegener, Senior Partner, Bain & Company
Wes Chaar, Chief Data & Analytics Officer, Fyllo
Season 5 - Click Here To View
Mano Mannoochahr, Chief Data & Analytics Officer, Travelers
​Ken Viciana, Vice President of Analytics Products, TSYS 
John Carter, Director of Analytics Strategy, UC Davis and former SVP of Analytics, Charles Schwab
Alex Vayner, Managing Director, Data Science & AI, KPMG
Colin Coleman, Chief Data & Analytics Officer, Inspire Brands
Amelia Mink, Founder & CEO, Data Science Connect
Season 6 - Click Here To View
Erika McBride, Group VP, Data & Analytics, Tenerity
Scott Radcliffe, Managing Director, MS in Business Analytics (MSBA) Program, Emory University
Frances Boykin, Director, Advanced Analytics, AT&T
Don Vu, Chief Data Officer, Northwestern Mutual
Satish Padiyar, Divisional Vice President of Data & Analytics, ​Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC)
Joe DeCosmo, Chief Analytics and Technology Officer, Enova International
Season 7 - Click Here To View
Chris Donovan, EVP and Chief Data & Information Officer, Medical Mutual
Kathleen Maley, Vice President, Analytics, Experian
Melanie Murphy, Chief Analytics Officer, Fluent
Keyur Desai, Former Chief Data Officer, TD Ameritrade
Dwight Specht, VP, Digital Transformation & Strategy, Bridgestone Americas
David Sommers, SVP, Analytics, Epsilon
Season 8 - Click Here To View
"Best of" Episode - "What traits have enabled you to be successful"?
"Best of" Episode - "What's one thing you wish someone told you before you started working"?
"Best of" Episode - "Comparing industries and business functions"
"Best of" Episode - "Thoughts on leadership"
"Best of" Episode - "What Skills Do You Look for When Hiring"?

​"Best of" Episode - 
"Advice For Students"?
Season 9 - Click Here To View
Nathan Ghadirifard, Director, Chief Data & Analytics Office, WellStar Health System
Beverly Wright, VP of Data Science and AI, Wavicle Data Solutions

​Carole Piovesan, Founder, INQ Law and INQ IQ Consulting
Patrick Moore, AVP, Human Health Data Strategy & Governance, Merck
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Mabby Amouie, Assistant Vice President, Enterprise Data & Analytics, Norfolk Southern
Steve Butler, 
Leader, Analytics, Insights, and Automation, Philips
Season 10 - Click Here To View 
Sasha Verbitsky, Senior Vice President - Data, Analytics & Digital, Simon Property Group
Doug Hague, Executive Director, Corporate Engagement, University of North Carolina Charlotte
Kira Barclay, CEO & Founder, Black Antler Advisory & Consulting and Past Chief Data & Analytics Executive, John Deere
Divyes Patel, Director, Innovation, Research, & Development, Large Tennessee Healthcare Payer
Hatem Sellami, Founder & CEO, both Cognira and RetSci
Chris Miller, VP Biometrics - Respiratory & Immunology and Statistical Innovation, AstraZeneca
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