Dr. Renata Rawlings-Ross

Author of “Data Careers, Training, and Hiring”, Dr. Renata Rawlings-Goss’ work in creating data innovation strategies across fields has been recognized in the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and as one of President Obama’s Top 100 Impacts in Science and Technology.

She is currently the Executive Director of The South Big Data Innovation Hub, a 16-state federally-funded center connecting industry, academia, and government around data science and AI innovation. She is also the Director of Strategic Partnerships and Principal Research Faculty at the Georgia Institute of Technology- Institute for Data Engineering and Science (IDEaS), as well as the founder of Good with Data LLC, which runs The Data Career Academy - for professionals looking to accelerate their careers with data.

Formerly, Dr. Rawlings-Goss worked with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, founding the National Data Science Organizers (NDSO) and co-leading the writing team for the Federal Big Data Strategic Plan. Through her roles, she has served as an executive strategist, career mentor, and policy advisor to Fortune 500 companies, and individuals, as well as over 19 federal and state government agencies around Data Science, Big Data, Digital Transformation, Public-Private Partnerships, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), Machine Learning, Data Career Success, and Data Innovation.

A biophysicist by training, Dr. Rawlings-Goss currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia with her husband and two children.