Our Team of Data Professionals
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Sarosh R Khan
Founder and CEO
Expertise:
Twenty five years of experience in strategy consulting, economic research, international finance, and technology driven social enterpriseExperience:
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), International Monetary Fund (IMF), Censeo Consulting Group, US Navy, Air Force, Army, and various private firmsEducation:
Doctorate, International Affairs - SAIS (ongoing)
MPA, International Development - Harvard University
Graduate Coursework - Washington University in St Louis
BS, Economics with Highest Honors - Northeastern University -
Karl Garbacik
Cofounder and Chief Data Scientist
Expertise:
Ten years of advanced experience in training, economic research, AI modeling, and operations managementExperience:
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and various global companiesEducation:
MA, Economics - George Washington University
BA, Economics - Portland State University -
Nauman Khan
Chief Operating Officer
Expertise:
Twenty eight years of core management team experience with a focus on finance and business strategy across several verticals and geographiesExperience:
Large global public and private firms, Department of State, ESAG (UAE), Shell Oil Refinery, Newtek Business Services, Merrill Lynch, and Banca IMI SecuritiesEducation:
Graduate Coursework - Washington University in St Louis
MS, Investment Management - Pace University
BS, Mechanical Engineering - NED University -
Darren Höevel
Chief Customer Success Officer
Expertise: Twenty five years of experience as a results-driven IT Professional and Leadership & Agile Coach for federal and commercial clients, specializing in IT Project Management, customer-centric solution delivery, business process optimization, cross-functional business logistics, and managing multimillion-dollar programs and Agile transformations
Experience: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), U.S. Census Bureau (USCB), U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS), Pliant Solutions
Education: MA, Business Administration, George Fox, OR Certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator (CDTLF) ICF Trained Coach Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) Certified Scrum Master (CSM) Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) Organizational Relationship Systems Coach (ORSC) Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®) Program Consultant (SPC) ICAgile Certified Professional in Agile Coaching (ICP-ACC) ICAgile Certified Professional in Agile Team Facilitation (ICP- ATF) LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Facilitator (LSPF )
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Nick Kiritz, CFA, FRM
Chief Implementation Officer & Head of Global Recruitment
Expertise:
Thirty years of experience building out internal control, risk management and regulatory functions as a leader in industry, regulation and consultingExperience:
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Constellation Energy/Exelon, Fannie Mae, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, McKinsey, various federal agencies, and consulting firmsEducation:
MBA, Finance - UC Berkeley
BA, Economics and Development Studies - UC Berkeley
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
Financial Risk Manager (FRM) -
Dean Ritz
Chief Data Policy Advisor
Expertise: Forty years of experience with symbolic computing, financial disclosure modernization policy and practices, and knowledge engineering
Experience: Securities and Exchange Commision (SEC), DATA Foundation, Workiva, Sun Microsystems, ParcPlace Systems, Xerox PARC
Education: MA, Philosophy- University of Montana BA, Liberal Arts - Hampshire College
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Erik Garbacik, PhD
Principal Data Scientist
Expertise:
Fourteen years of advanced experience in data analysis, mathematical modeling, algorithm design, and research and development (R&D)Experience:
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), CNA Corporation, and various companies and research institutesEducation:
PhD, Applied Physics - University of Twente
BS, Physics/Chemistry - Lawrence University -
David Smith, PhD
Senior Data Scientist
Expertise:
Ten years of experience in data visualization data analysis, data cleaning, and programming of the experimentsExperience:
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)Education:
PhD, Cognitive Science - University of Maine
BS, Psychology, Cognitive Science - Michigan State University -
Elizabeth Harmon
Head of Strategic Initiatives
Expertise: Nine years of experience of driving strategic change through policy, research, analysis, and communications and translating goals and regulatory objectives into practical implementation plans
Experience: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the United Nations (UN), Sayari Analytics, Brookings Institution, and others
Education: MS, International Development - The London School of Economics BA, International Relations and Arabic - Stanford University
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Sterling Lozalee
Data Scientist and Head of Learning, Pragmatic Data (TDI)
Expertise: Ten years of experience in data science, business intelligence, program management, systems engineering, education, curriculum development, and scientific research
Experience: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), NASA, FEMA, AFRL, QA Systems
Education: Doctorate, Space Resources - Colorado School of Mines (ongoing) MS, Space Resources - Colorado School of Mines MBA - St. Edward’s University BS Mathematics - St. Edward’s University AWS Certified Solutions Architect Product Manager Certification (PMC)
Certified Scrum Master (CSM) -
Lea Bowman
Data Scientist, Metric5
Expertise: Ten years of business analysis, technology-focused project management, database development, and data analysis experience in globally-distributed teams
Experience: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Northwestern University in Qatar, Doha Film Institute
Education:
MS, Information Systems, Business Intelligence and Data Analytics - Northwestern University
BS, Mathematics - UT Austin
BA, French - UT Austin -
Dan Rasmussen, PhD
Data Scientist
Expertise: Ten years of distilling insights from large volumes of data involving preprocessing, analyzing, visualizing, modeling, and synthesizing
Experience: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Education: PhD, Earth Science - Columbia University
MS, Earth Science - New Mexico Tech
BS (Hons), Earth Science - University of Oregon -
Svitlana Omural
Data Scientist
Expertise: Fourteen years of experience in entrepreneurship, business development, financial management, data analysis, and economic research
Experience: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Education: MA, Economics - CERGE-EI MSc, BSc, Economics - Sumy State University
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Fernando Iniguez, PhD
Data Scientist
Expertise: Seven years of experience in complex systems development, mathematical modeling, data analysis, and scientific research
Experience: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Education: PhD, Theoretical Physics - University of California, Santa Barbara BA, Physics - University of California, Berkeley
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Steve Schluchter, PhD
Data Scientist
Expertise: Fifteen years in mathematics research specializing in computational mathematics, graph theory, and machine learning, combined with five years as a software engineer in federal IT consulting
Experience: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Education: PhD, Mathematics - The George Washington University MS, Pure Mathematics - California State University, East Bay BS, Mathematics (Computer Science Minor), Saint Mary's College of California AWS Certified Machine Learning AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
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Ceenil Kaur
Data Management Specialist
Expertise:
Fourteen years of experience in the management consulting industry, with a focus on data analytics, risk management, business process improvement, and resource management, along with extensive expertise in project management and knowledge management.Experience:
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), ICF International, E*TRADE, and Capital OneEducation:
BS, Information Technology - George Mason University
Certified Scrum Master