E37 Howard Friedman, Chief Data Scientist, Author and Columbia University Professor

Today's guest is Howard Friedman, Chief Data Scientist, Author
and Professor at Columbia University. Howard has a great interest
in applying data science with specific experience leading teams
in the corporate, academic and public sectors. He has created
five startup companies, as well as serving as the director of a
Fortune 100 company.


His industry experience has focused mainly on the healthcare,
finance, telecommunications and retail sectors, including
supporting operations areas of large private equity firms, His
skills include leading analytic teams, communicating to senior
executive and lay-audiences as well as teaching data science to
technical and non-technical teams. He also enjoys writing
data-related books.


In the episode, Howard will discuss:


What he loves about his job,


How to transition from academia to industry,


Showing executives how to successfully digitalize your business,


His passion for the potential of data & technology in
healthcare,


Preparing for the real-world of data,


and Advice on how to start a career in Data Science.