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Gabriela de Queiroz, Dan Boisvert, & Makarand Malu

Data Career Panel

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Gabriela de Queiroz, Dan Boisvert, & Makarand Malu

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Join us with Gabriela, Dan, and Makarand to chat about career progression, building the kind of culture where people do their best work, navigating promotions, and turning ideas into scalable businesses and meaningful careers.

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Gabriela de Queiroz

Principal Cloud Advocate, Microsoft
With over a decade of experience in the data space, Gabriela has worked in research and in several startups from different industries, including Software, Financial, Advertisement, and Health. Throughout her career, she has built diverse teams, created sophisticated data science solutions, engaged with customers and stakeholders to deliver business insights and drive data-centric decisions. She is passionate about building innovative solutions, understanding business gaps, and customer needs, and delivering a flawless experience.

Dan Boisvert

Senior Director Head of Data Stewardship at Biogen
Dan Boisvert is Senior Director Head of Data Stewardship at Biogen. He is interested in the intersection between process, data and technology and how they can all be leveraged to improve human health.
Makarand Malu

Makarand Malu

Sr Manager Data Science, formerly at Google
Makarand has built and led data science teams at Zynga, PayPal, and Google. He is passionate about building technically rigorous data science teams from the ground up, especially in areas where the problem space is still evolving. Most recently, he served as a Senior Data Science Manager leading forecasting and modeling efforts for operations and customer experience. Outside of work, he enjoys hiking and baking — both of which require patience, experimentation, and iteration.
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Libby Heeren

Data Community Manager at Posit, PBC
I'm a data science educator and community builder who wants to help you cultivate a community of practice for yourself. I talk a lot about the benefits of making genuine human connections, the power of vulnerability, and why we all benefit when we show up as our whole selves. I'm also the host of the Data Humans podcast where my motto is: data science is not one thing.
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Rachael Dempsey

Community Manager at Posit, PBC
I love connecting people across the data science community to share what they're accomplishing with data and help others do the same through community discussions, industry meetups, and more.