In today’s data-driven world, staying ahead of the curve requires a deep understanding of data analytics, trends, and emerging technologies. With an ever-growing pool of experts in the field, it can be challenging to identify the most influential voices that provide valuable insights and guidance.
That’s why we’ve compiled a list of 14 exceptional data professionals who are making significant contributions to the industry.
Whether you’re a data enthusiast, a budding analyst, or a seasoned data scientist, these individuals are must-follows in your quest for knowledge and inspiration. From groundbreaking research to thought-provoking content or engaging podcasts, they are at the forefront of shaping the future of data science.
Ravit Jain
Founder & Host of “The Ravit Show”. Ravit loves to interview Data/AI Leaders on The Ravit Show. Hosted 100+ Data Science/AI company leaders on The Ravit Show which you can check out by going through the links on his profile on LinkedIn. Currently, Ravit is the head community evangelist for AtScale, a platform that enables businesses to be empowered by data and allow them to make more impactful decisions.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravitjain/
Kate Strachnyi
👩🏫 Founder & Community Manager at the DATAcated Circle – a community for data professionals to network, learn, and have fun! Join us here: www.DATAcated.com/community
👩🏫 DATAcated to helping companies reach their audience. Brand amplification for companies focused on innovation in artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and data science | LinkedIn Top Voice in Data Science & Analytics (2018 & 2019)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-strachnyi-data/
Pascal Bornet
Pascal is passionate about making our world more human with technology. Is a pioneer in Intelligent Automation (IA) and the author of the best-selling book “Intelligent Automation”. An award-winning expert in Artificial Intelligence and Automation, Pascal is honored to be regularly ranked as one of the top 10 global experts in this field. Every year, Pascal shares his passion by giving over 100 keynotes and publishing 70+ articles in Forbes, VentureBeat, McKinsey Quarterly, Bloomberg, World Economic Forum, Japan Times, and more. Pascal has 20+ years of experience in consulting. Pascal is the founder and former leader of the “AI and Automation” practices at McKinsey and at Ernst & Young (EY).
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pascalbornet/
Susan Walsh
Susan helps businesses bring clarity and accuracy to data to enable them to get more impactful results, faster. Susan is skilled in finding cost savings through spending and time management, supporting better, more informed business decisions. With Susan’s expertise, you can start witnessing a strong ROI and give back to your organisation in a faster, more cost-effective method than using large consultancies or spend analytics providers.
While most people dread having to classify or cleanse data, Susan and her team loves it! They are hugely passionate about providing customers with accurate and meaningful data. Because Susan has been doing this for a decade, you can expect to have your data fixed faster and more accurately with clear visualisation on your data success.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanewalsh/
Kieran Gilmurray
Kieran is an AI, data analytics, and RPA expert. Kieran is on a mission to help thousands of businesses make a monumental impact on the world using digital transformation. Kieran does what he says and practices what he preaches. Kieran has helped leaders just like you create hugely successful careers and businesses. To date, his work has generated over $200 million of dollars of value and has impacted the lives of over 300 leaders just like you in ways they never thought possible. Kieran offers Automation, AI, data analytics, and technology consulting that guarantees you success. Kieran has racked up a number of accolades including the World’s Top 200 Business and Technology Innovator, Top 50 Intelligent Automation Influencer, Top 50 Brand Ambassadors, Global Automation Award, and Top 20 Data Pros you NEED to follow
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kierangilmurray/
Christina Stathopoulos
Greek-Americans currently living in Spain, helping companies harness the power of data. Driven analytics professional & strong supporter of lifelong learning. Christina hopes to bring advanced data technologies to the masses & exploit the potential of emerging technologies. Christina is bilingual & passionate about international relations. Avid reader (bibliophile) & traveler. With trips to 50+ countries & first-hand experience in a variety of cultures & languages, she enjoys & thrives when working in an international environment.
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Olivier Gomez
𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝐄𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 and pioneer in the field of 𝐀𝐈 & 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫 to Executives and Entrepreneurs. 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 and Public Speaker. 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫, 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫, and Investor. 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝐄𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 with 25+ years of experience in digital transformations. Led the creation of one of the largest Automation footprints in the world @ HP/DXC. 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐎𝐈 Guru: Delivered large Scale Automation & AI transformation and Implementation with fast Return On Investment (ROI) for Fortune 500 (over $100M bottom line improvement). 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 – Strong IP Creation – Multiple Patents filed and granted. 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫: Member of the Forbes Technology Council, MIT Tech Review Global Panelist, Gartner Peer Community Ambassador, HfS FORA Council ex-Member, and 29k Network of Industry Experts/Execs.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliviergomez/
Kristen Kehrer
Kristen posts blog articles about machine learning projects she completes for work, how to create effective data presentations, data science trends, and products she believes will help her audience of data professionals and decision-makers.
The most important thing Kristen has learned throughout her 12 years of experience as an analytics professional is that customers sometimes do things that make no sense, so don’t make assumptions, use data. Consumer behavior is fascinating.
Everyone loves to wear their modeling projects like a badge of honor, Kristen is certainly no different. Most of her modeling projects have been in e-commerce while working for companies whose products supported SMBs. Things like cluster analysis, retention modeling, and what she is most proud of an off-label use case of the TBATS algorithm to determine customers with a seasonal usage pattern so that we wouldn’t assume the customer’s quiet season was a retention risk. For the first 2 years of her career, as a wee data scientist, Kristen built 100’s econometric ARIMA models and neural net models in the Utility industry for electric and gas load forecasting.
Kristen’s passions include diversity in data and bridging the communication gap between data scientists and the business.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristen-kehrer-datamovesme/
Francis Carden
Robotic Automation has been Francis’s life since he “built” his first macro in 1981. Using software to optimize human work is something he built his career on. Francis has seen it all. From a 30 percent saving on every call handling time to a 500% improvement in human work – all using Robotic Automation in some guise or another!
Delivering RPA (Attended and Unattended) to many of the world’s largest telcos, call centers, banks, back offices, healthcare, insurance, etc., is what Francis has been doing more extensively since 2005 and is proud of his employer’s large diverse customer base saving billions of dollars around the globe.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/franciscarden/
Parul Pandey
Parul has a background in electrical engineering and currently works as a Principal Data Scientist at H2O.ai. Parul is one of the authors of the O’Reilly book titled Machine Learning for High-risk Applications, which focuses on Responsible AI. Before this, Parul worked as a machine learning engineer at Weights & Biases. A Kaggle Grandmaster in the notebooks category, Parul was one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices in the Software Development category in 2019. Parul has written multiple articles focused on data science and software development for various publications and occasionally mentors, speaks, and delivers workshops on topics related to responsible AI.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/parulpandeyindia/
Dan Balaceanu
Dan has experience in managing development departments and processes inside organization as Development Director. He is a hihgly proficient Solutions Architect and Technical Project Manager with more than 15 years in leading mid-size development and implementation projects, with customer requirements gathering, systems analysis, application development and testing, in customer-focused teams. Experience in managing both internal projects, within the organization and external projects, for customers.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-balaceanu/
Aishwarya Srinivasan
Aishwarya is working as a Data Scientist in the Google Cloud AI Services team to build machine learning solutions for customer use cases, leveraging core Google products including TensorFlow, DataFlow, and AI Platform. Prior to this, Aishwarya was working as an AI & ML Innovation Leader at IBM Data & AI, where she was working cross-functionally with the product team, data science team and sales to research AI use-cases for clients by conducting discovery workshops and building assets to showcase the business value of the technology. She is the founder of Illuminate AI, first of its kind non-profit organization for providing resources and mentorship for people who want to build their careers in the field of AI. She is an advocate for open-source technologies, presently an open source Developer Advocate for Deepchecks; previously a developer advocate for PyTorch Lightning and a contributor to Scikit Learn.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aishwarya-srinivasan/
Daniel Goodstein
In addition to being a go-to resource for enterprises across the globe looking for assistance with digital enterprise transformation, AI & RPA, and running multiple technology associations with over 100,000 member executives worldwide, Daniel is a seasoned GTM strategy expert, marketing exec & sales team leader with a history of working with services and software companies in the tech, software automation, AI, digital and outsourcing spaces; he has strong skillsets and experience in business operations, customer relationship management, marketing strategies, sales leadership, media planning and relations, as well as start-ups.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielgoodstein/
Get informed and connected
In a world where data is king, keeping up with the latest advancements and best practices is vital for professionals across various industries. The 14 data pros we’ve highlighted in this article are veritable experts in their respective domains, and following their work will undoubtedly expand your knowledge, ignite your creativity, and empower you to unlock the true potential of data.
From sharing cutting-edge research to offering practical tips and thought leadership, these individuals are trailblazers who inspire, educate, and transform the way we approach data analysis. By staying connected with them, you’ll be better equipped to navigate the rapidly evolving data landscape and propel your career to new heights. So, without further ado, start following these data pros today and embark on an exciting journey of discovery and growth in the world of data science.
