How Rakuten Provides Data Analytics-On-Demand from Snowflake to All Stakeholders Using a Semantic Layer

As a VP of Data at Babylist, I lead the data strategy and operations for the online baby registry and marketplace. With over 10 years of experience in data analytics, data mining, data science, and big data platforms, I have a proven track record of building and managing scalable data platforms and solutions that drive business growth and customer satisfaction.

My mission is to empower data-driven decision making across the organization, by ensuring data quality, accessibility, and governance. I also foster a culture of data fluency and curiosity, by providing data education, coaching, and support to all levels of the organization. I am passionate about finding practical and innovative ways to solve business problems with data, and I collaborate closely with product, engineering, marketing, and executive teams to deliver impactful results. I am also an active speaker and contributor in the data community, and I enjoy learning from and sharing my insights with other data professionals.

Dave is the founder of AtScale and is the Chief Technology Officer. Prior to AtScale, he ran engineering and data at Klout and Yahoo! where he built the world’s largest multi-dimensional cube.