I am an educator, data enthusiast and analytics practitioner. I am currently an adjunct faculty of the MS Analytics program at The University of Chicago and Northwestern MS Data Science program. In the last 4 years, in addition to teaching, I have developed courses in the areas of data science, data engineering & data visualization. In my current role as M&A COE lead, I advise Private Equity firms and C-level Executives on the Data & AI strategy focused on achieving business objectives. In my previous role, I led the AI, data Strategy & next-gen platform initiatives at Syndigo and my focus was on innovation, developing and operationalizing machine learning models, data engineering at scale using on-premise & cloud platforms, effective data visualizations, model-driven design & algorithmic thinking. I am also a certified Global Standards Management Professional (GSMP) at GS1 where I work with industry leaders to develop global standards, road maps, governance & compliance requirements relating to food services, healthcare, retail, supply chain & CPG/FMCG verticals. I have extensive experience in Consumer and Media science relating to Segmentation, Targeting and Activation, Campaign Measurement, and Hyper-Personalization. In addition to having filed for a couple of patents, I hold a master's degree in analytics from The University of Chicago, and a Bachelor's in Engineering from Manipal Institute of Technology, India. My interests include Intelligent Systems and Robotics, Data Engineering, Data Visualization, Knowledge Engineering & Social Networks, and Graph Analytics