BIA® Advisory Council
DR. Gary W. Griffin
Founder and CEO of TASADA Solutions, specializing in enterprise solutions, Ex-Managing Consultant with IBM, Ex-Director at Atlanta Public Schools, Inventor of Datalink 1000 – a Master Data Management and Data Quality tool, Auburn University alumnus, Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology from Georgia State University.
Specialities: Data Strategy, Data Governance, Advanced Analytics
Domain Expertise: Information Technology, Transportation, E-commerce, Business Services, Education, Public Health
Dr. Jiang (Jay) Zhou
Founder and CEO of ZSAnalytics, Adjunct Professor at Yeshiva University, New York, Member of the Industrial Advisory Board at the University of Massachusetts Boston, Co-Founder of AI Strike LLC, specializing in building AI and ML solutions across industries, Peking University alumnus, PhD from University of Connecticut.
Specialities: Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Artificial Intelligence
Domain Expertise: Telecommunication, Banking, Insurance, Smart City, Aerospace, Education, Sports, Electricity
Peter Jackson
Chief Data and Technology Officer at Outra, Ex-Chief Data and Analytics Officer at Carruthers and Jackson, Co-Author of best-selling ‘Data’ books: The Chief Data Officer’s Playbook and Data Driven Business Transformation, Co-Founder of the CDO Summer School.
Specialities: Data Strategy, Data Analytics, Data Tools, Data Science, Data Governance
Domain Expertise: Government, Utilities, Insurance, Pensions, Financial Services
Dr. Erik Hodges
Senior Principal Analyst at Biogen, Postdoctoral research at Harvard Medical School and the VA Boston Healthcare System, specializing in implementing data pipelines that integrate clinical and behavioral datasets in neurological disorder research, University of Oklahoma alumnus, PhD from the University of Mississippi.
Specialities: Neuroscience, Biotechnology, Machine Learning, Statistical Data Analysis, Software Development, Data Engineering
Domain Expertise: Health Care, Public Health
TONY BORDON
Managing Director of a global company specializing in analytics and insurance-based software, Board member of The Boston Children’s Museum and BUILD.ORG, Ex-President of Institutional Initiatives with The Princeton Review, Ex-COO of Riverdeep Inc.
Specialities: Marketing Analytics, Sales Strategies
Domain Expertise: Digital Media, Education, Entertainment, Publishing
JAMES KERLEY
Managing Partner at US based business transformation company, Ex-CMO at LIMRA LOMA.
Specialities: Sales Analytics, Marketing, Strategy
Domain Expertise: Insurance, Finance, Wealth Management
XI ZHAO
Co-leading the Financial Literacy Initiative at Boston Private Industry Council, Member of ‘President’s Council’ at Boston Children’s Museum, Teaches Investment course at Clark University, CFA® Charter Holder, Boston University alumnus.
Specialities: Econometrics, Risk Modeling, Marketing Analytics
Domain Expertise: Automobile, Banking, Insurance, Asset Management
ASHWIN MALIK MESHRAM
Managing Director of a US-based machine learning company, specializing in algorithm development for financial services, IIT Bombay alumnus.
Specialities: Predictive Analytics, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence
Domain Expertise: Insurance, Retail, E-commerce, Banking, Asset Management
MICHAEL AGHA
Advisor at SPARK research program at Stanford University, Ex-Global Brand Strategy at Intel, Ex-Oliver Wyman, Wharton alumnus.
Specialities: Corporate Strategies, Marketing Analytics, Business Transformation
Domain Expertise: Health Care & Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical, Hard Tech
NIRAV DAGLI
CEO of a predictive analytics and artificial intelligence company based out of Boston, Ex-Partner at Oliver Wyman, Boston University alumnus.
Specialities: Financial Modeling, Algorithm Development, Predictive Analytics
Domain Expertise: Banking, Insurance, Asset Management, Consumer Goods
PETER VIOLA
VP of Product and Implementation at a US-based machine learning and artificial intelligence company, Tufts University alumnus.
Specialities: Scenario Planning Algorithms, M & A Analytics, Operational Efficiency
Domain Expertise: Insurance, Asset Management, E-commerce
RISHIKESH DESHPANDE
CEO of a marketing and research analytics firm, Consultant to Fortune 1000 companies.
Specialities: Marketing Analytics, Financial Modeling, Predictive Analytics
Domain Expertise: Retail, FMCG, Consumer Goods, Media, Manufacturing, Telecom