FRIENDS AND GUESTS
ÎÞÂëרÇø’s Center for Business Analytics has been a proud host to the nation’s brightest industry leaders, researchers and pioneers in the area of big data, business intelligence, data visualization, artificial intelligence and the internet of things respectively. We actively seek thought-leaders who are interested in giving-back to the ÎÞÂëרÇø community of students, faculty, staff, alumni and local business members who are seeking to engage in this ever-changing and expanding field.
Some of our past guest lecturers and Thought-Leaders have included:
Kirk Borne
Principal Data Scientist
Booz Allen Hamilton
Lars Bjork
CEO
Qlik Tech
Tom Davenport
President's Distinguished Professor of Information Technology and Management
Babson College
Co-founder
International Institute for Analytics
Christopher T. Gheysens '93 VSB
CEO
Wawa
Dr. Jim Goodnight
CEO and Founder
SAS
Chris Heck, ’92 VSB
President
Philadelphia 76ers
Tom Klein '84 VSB
Former CEO and President
Sabre Hol
Gary Loveman, Ph.D.
Chairman, CEO and President
Harrah's Entertainment
Currently: President of Consumer Health and Services
Aetna
Thornton May
Futurist & Executive Directors
IT Leadership Academy
Chris McCann
President
1-800-Flowers.com
William McDermott
CEO
SAP SE
Alicia Rankin
Director of Research
National Football League (NFL)
John Sall
Co-founder and Executive Vice President
SAS
Ed Toben '70 VSB
Former CIO
Colgate