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Alan-jacobson

Alan Jacobson

Chief Data and Analytics Officer

 

Alan Jacobson is the chief data and analytics officer (CDAO) of Alteryx, driving key data initiatives and accelerating digital business transformation for the Alteryx global customer base.

As CDAO, Jacobson leads the company’s data science practice as a best-in-class example of how a company can get maximum leverage out of its data and the insights it contains. He is responsible for data management and governance, product and internal data, and use of the Alteryx Platform to drive continued growth.

Prior to joining Alteryx, Alan held a variety of leadership roles at Ford Motor Company across engineering, marketing, sales, and new business development; most recently leading a team of data scientists to drive digital transformation across the enterprise. As an Alteryx evangelist at Ford, Alan spent many years leveraging the Alteryx Platform across the company and witnessed first-hand the impact a culture of analytics can have on the bottom line and what it takes to succeed as a data-driven enterprise. Alan will extend his role as an evangelist to customers, helping data workers and business leaders alike foster a culture of analytics and deepen their investments in digital transformation strategies.

Alan was recognized as a top leader in the global automotive industry as an Automotive Hall of Fame Leadership & Excellence award winner and an Outstanding Engineer of the Year by the Engineering Society of Detroit and works with the National Academy of Engineering and other organizations as an advisor on data science topics.

Alan earned his bachelor’s degrees in engineering from the University of New Hampshire and received his master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Virginia Tech.

Written By Alan Jacobson

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Modern-Day Analytic Automation

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Let's explore a classic supply chain challenge and illustrate the value of optimizing your supply chain with modern-day analytic automation.

 

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Data Tells the Truth … or Does It?

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Two analysts walk into a bar with the same question and come out with different answers. Who’s telling the truth? See how to get to a single version of the truth and get your analysts speaking the same language. 

 

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Will Analytics Help Reduce Our Biases or Amplify Them?

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This year has brought the challenges of racism and biases into full light.

Analytics can be leveraged to help reduce and eliminate biases from processes, but only if the humans who are creating the solution work toward that end and understand how bias is getting into the process in the first place.

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Introducing Analytic Process Automation 

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Meet the all-in-one supercharged analytics machine, that leverages accessibility, optimizes processes and empowers your organization to perform advanced analytics.