E44 Adam Waksman, Director of Engineering at BlackRock

Today's guest is Adam Waksman, Director of Engineering at
BlackRock. Adam is an Executive Technology Leader with a focus on
enterprise software delivery, product strategy, data management
and data science, as well as CTO experience and knowledge of
organizational design. He is also an accomplished scientist and
mathematician, having made scientific contributions across fields
in computer science, data science and neuroscience.


BlackRock is a global asset manager who helps investors build
better financial futures. As a fiduciary to investors and a
leading provider of financial technology, BlackRock's clients
turn to them for the solutions they need when planning for their
most important goals. Launching over 30 years ago, their founding
mission was to establish a firm that thinks differently about
managing investment risks to best serve our clients, and this is
still at their core today.


In the episode, Scott will discuss:


Transitioning his career into leadership,


Advice to academics moving into industry,


What to expect in your first Data Science role,


What he enjoys about his role,


How to best approach an interview,


What excites him for the future within Data,


and Advice on moving into leadership/management roles.