The MS in Business Analytics program is supported by an extensive advisory board made up of key executives from top companies in a variety of industries. Their participation aligns curriculum development with industry needs in this rapidly evolving field of data analytics. The advisory board members, along with other key partners, mentor our students, and provide real data for collaborative industry projects.
| Member | Company | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Rex Briggs | Marketing Evolution, Inc. | Marketing ROI & Attribution Expert, CEO of Marketing |
| David Broscow | Innocean | Vice President, Data Science & Analytics |
| Rich Clayton | Oracle | Vice President of Business Analytics |
| Brennan Davis | Orfalea College of Business, Cal Poly | Professor, MSBA Academic Director |
| Brett Eldridge | Executive Advisor, Board Member | |
| Jeff Ernst | Kiran Analytics | Analytics Consultant |
| Damon Fleming | Orfalea College of Business, Cal Poly | Dean |
| John Frith | Urban Science | Vice President, Applied Methods |
| Abi Frost | Account Executive | |
| Christine Grammier | LiveRamp, An Acxiom Company | Managing Director |
| Alison Hu | AT&T | Assistant Vice President - Mobility Business Analytics |
| Blake Irvine | Netflix | Director, Data Science & Engineering |
| Kelli Law | Northrop Grumman | Chief Data and Analytics Officer |
| Greg Leonard | Visa | Director of Analytics |
| Avash Lohani | KPMG | Director, Audit Data and Analytics |
| Yury Polnar | Product Marketing Lead, Community Trust & Integrity | |
| Bill Radding | Warner Bros. Discovery | Senior Vice President, Global Category Management |
| Jon Shalowitz | LiftIgniter | CEO |
| Ryan Shand | Pimco | Senior Finance Manager |
| Leslie Su | Head of Insights & Analytics |
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| Harry Tannenbaum | Chewie Labs | Founder and President |
| Jeff Thayer | Sumo Logic | Sr. Director Pricing & Analytics, Marketing |
| Simon Tucker | Anaplan | Chief Customer Officer |
| Nate Veldkamp | Tesla | Sr. Manager, Analytics & Data Science |
| Juliana Vida | Splunk | Chief Technical Advisor |
| Abe Weston | Associate Principal | |
| Eric Wingate | Apple | Financial Analyst |
To learn more about how industry informed the development of the program, you may view this Question & Answer excerpt from our 2015 webinar, featuring advisory board members Rich Clayton, Executive VP Business Analytics at Oracle, and Joshua Knox, Engineering Program Manager at Google.
