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People Moves, Promotions, and Appointments
Ari Kaplan joined Databricks as Head of Evangelism.
Sarah Megginson was promoted to Head of Commercial - Alternative Data at ClearScore.
Nate Rackiewicz joined Reset Digital as Chief Data Officer.
Jeremy Ridder Brunelli joined Balyasny Asset Management as Head of Sector Data.
Ashley Smith joined BNY Mellon as Head of Client Services, Alternatives.
Who’s Hiring
Equifax (Financial Services) is hiring a Chief Data Officer (Enterprise).
Fitch (Financial Services) is hiring a Head of Data Operations Research.
GE (Multi-Sector) is hiring a Director of Venture Capital Partnerships.
JPMorgan Chase (Financial Services) is hiring a Executive Director - Data Strategy.
Muir AI (Emissions Reduction) is hiring a Director of Sustainability Partnerships.
What I’m Reading
Data Brokers Raise Privacy Concerns - But Get Millions From The Federal Government by Alfred Ng in Politico.
Who’s Data is it Anyway? | Data Musings by Barry Raskin on LinkedIn.
Return on Data Assets: A New Way For Leaders To Think About Data And The Balance Sheet by Eon Retief in Finance On A Mission.
Not Everything We Call AI Is Actually ‘Artificial Intelligence’. Here’s What You Need To Know by George Siemens in The Conversation.
What I’m Listening To
World of DaaS, a podcast from SafeGraph hosted by Auren Hoffman
Eric Frank: Why Real Estate is Behind in Data Adoption (December 20, 2022)
Brian Mistele: What the Future of Transportation Looks Like (December 13, 2022)
Upcoming Events
January 19, NYC - Eagle Alpha Next Level Conference featuring 3 Hubs: Private Equity, Compliance, and Corporate & Consulting.
January 25-27, Miami - Battlefin Discovery Day with 3 days of activity: Keynotes, Alternative Data, and Digital Assets.