John is responsible for setting and implementing Correlation One’s business strategy. Previously, he led growth strategy teams as a Consultant at L.E.K. Consulting. John was a Dean’s Fellow at MIT Sloan, where he worked closely with Professor Erik Brynjolfsson to develop insights into the digital economy. He is a 2019 Drucker Challenge winner and a published author on management, cited in Forbes and Stanford Social Innovation Review.

Education:

University of Virginia (BA)

Georgetown University (MA)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MBA)

John is the Vice President for Global Growth Strategy at Correlation One and is responsible for expanding the company’s services into new markets. Prior to joining Correlation One, John was the vice President for University Partnerships at Pearson Online Learning Services. In addition to his deep experience in the online education industry, John has held senior account management and business development roles with multiple entrepreneurial ventures, and with larger companies, such as American Express.

Education:

Haverford College (BA)

Harvard Business School (MBA)

Vanita has worked in different product companies like Cisco, Netapp, Electronic Arts and Pearson Education. At Pearson, she led the development of multiple flagship products and bootstrapped the whole development team from initial idea to execution. She is a hands-on engineering leader with a proven track record of leading engineers through design and development of high-technology products across multiple geographies and verticals.

Education:

Pune University (MS Comp Sci)

Ismail is a seasoned technology sales executive with over 20 years of experience in driving revenue growth and developing strategic sales and marketing plans in both start-up and large-scale organizations. He has held several executive positions leading domestic and international teams and played a pivotal role in the growth of a startup, guiding it from $50M in annual revenues to a publicly traded company generating over $3B annually. Most recently, Ismail led the revenue organization for a San Francisco based Series B start-up.

Education:

Santa Clara University (BS)

London Business School (MSc. - Sloan Fellow)

Joe leads content creation and data science at Correlation One and is focused on developing impactful curriculum. Prior to Correlation One, Joe was a lead data scientist at Target, US Bank and Minnesota State University. In addition, Joe has consulted on data science initiatives for 3M, CVS, and Marriott.

Education:

Macalester College (BA)

University of Colorado (MS)

Naveen is the Sr. Director of Growth Marketing at Correlation One, responsible for expanding market awareness and engagement with its transformative impact for organizations. Prior to joining Correlation One, Naveen held marketing leadership roles across various B2B technology companies, including Definitive Healthcare, CoachHub, and PeopleFluent.

Education:

The George Washington University (BA)

Janna Millette is the Senior Director of People Operations for Correlation One. Janna leads people operations and recruitment strategy for C1. Focused on building and developing a human-centric culture committed to diversity, Janna develops strategy and operations focused on providing the people of C1 an extraordinary work experience - from recruitment to retirement. Prior to C1, Janna was at Mynd, a prop-tech hyper-growth startup where she built recruitment and further developed people and processes via the People Operations org. Previous to Mynd, Janna developed recruitment and culture-focused initiatives for Workhuman, an HR tech company focused on recognition and performance management.

Education:

Bay Path University (BA)

Albert Magnus College (MBA)

Mark leads Product Marketing at Correlation One, and is focused on the go-to-market strategy for our suite of offerings, including product positioning and messaging. Mark has over 15 years of experience in technology marketing, in the EdTech, gaming, and e-commerce industries. Prior to Correlation One, Mark managed the marketing efforts for Coursera’s educator and degree platform.

Education:

Northwestern University (BA)

University of California, Berkeley (MBA)

Rachel's role as Director of Career Coaching and Development at Correlation One is to collaborate with Data Science for All (DS4A) Fellows to provide them with the professional development skills needed to reach their career goals. Rachel comes to Correlation One with over seven years of career coaching experience in industry and higher education, helping people from various backgrounds successfully navigate the process from applicant to team member to leader.

Education:

Columbia University (EdM, MA)

The George Washington University (BA)

Eric is responsible for developing and implementing Correlation One's growth strategies and business processes. Prior to working at Correlation One, Eric analyzed and executed investment opportunities at Blackstone.

Education:

Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania (BS)

Mert is a senior manager of the Business Development team at Correlation One. Prior to joining the team, he worked as a Marketing Consultant focused on B2B outreach at Mesken. He has also held roles at the UN, Khan Academy, and served as President of the TEDx Sciences Po Campus in Reims, France.

Education:

Columbia University (BA)

Sciences Po (BA)

Melissa leads the Content Development team, where content design and production come together to deliver effective and engaging training solutions. Throughout her career, Melissa has focused on developing impactful and accessible learning experiences for students. She has dedicated over two decades to the educational technology industry, where she held content and management roles at Houghton Mifflin, Pearson Education, and the National Center for Accessible Media at WGBH. Most recently, Melissa directed, coached, and grew teams in Learning Design, Content Management, and Technical Content at Cengage Group.

Education:

University of Wisconsin-Madison (BA)

Roysi is a part of the Business Development team at Correlation One. Previously, Roysi worked with different psychology and business professors at Columbia University and conducted research on decision-making. She is interested in implementing insights from behavioral economics to come up with business strategies that will maximize customer experience.

Education:

Columbia University (BA)

Omer has extensive experience in developing scalable and dynamic enterprise software. He has broad expertise C#, JavaScript, SQL, Microsoft Azure, Angular, and more. Prior to joining Correlation One, he worked as the Webmaster for Atilim Medya in Istanbul, Turkey.

Education:

Mustafa Kemal University

Owen Neuber is a Technical Product Manager at Correlation One. He has past experience as a Scrum Master at a major insurance provider, and he used to do software engineering before he became a product manager. Owen was also named on the Graduate Deans Honours list for his BAS in Nanotechnology Engineering

Education:

University of Waterloo (BAS)

Olivia is part of the Business Operations Team. She is responsible for helping to build and scale Correlation One’s training programs and broader strategic initiatives. Previously Olivia was an Associate Consultant at L.E.K. Consulting, where she focused on growth strategy and strategic due diligence work for corporate and private equity clients.

Education:

University of Notre Dame (BBA)

Kobi is the principal product designer developing and enhancing the Correlation One fellow platform experience in collaboration with the product and engineering team. He is currently based in London and has worked in diverse sectors such as design consultants, financial trading, NGO, sports betting, and education in the UK for over 20 years. Before joining Correlation One at Pearson, he was the lead product designer helping to launch a new experiential learning product and redesigning the Psychometric assessment platform for enterprise customers.

Education:

Edinburgh College of Arts (MDes)

Sky Davis is a Designer based in Atlanta with over ten years of experience in the startup world. Across her career, she has helped create large-scale, tech-forward products and led companies to focus on human-centered design. This includes work with eTrade, Prudential Insurance, Kabbage, Capital Group, PwC, and several other companies. She also co-founded Money Captain (https://moneycaptainlabs.com/) and QueerHealers (https://queerhealers.com). In her spare time, Sky enjoys volunteering at mission-driven non-profits like GirlsWhoCode and HarlemGirlsCode, where she strives to redefine what it means to be visible and impactful in tech.

Education:

Pratt Institute (BA, MS)

Nicolás is a member of the software engineer team at Correlation One. He is passionate about development , specially frontend. Prior to joining Correlation One he worked as a Frontend Developer in different projects using different technologies and programming languages such as React, JavaScript, PHP, among others.

Education:

Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (BS)

David is a software engineer at Correlation One, interested in backend development, devops and testing. Before joining the engineering team, he worked in different areas within Correlation One. Through the development of the training programs in Colombia he has been able to put his knowledge and skills toward contributing to the development of his country.

Education:

Pontifica Universidad Javeriana (BS)

Serhan is a part of the engineering team as a front-end engineer. Being a JavaScript enthusiast, he enjoys using different frameworks and tools written in JavaScript. Besides his technical career, he enjoys playing trumpet and paragliding. There is no doubt he is a cat person who can bombard you with photos of his cat Misty.

Education:

Cukurova University (BA)

Pelin is a backend engineer at Correlation One. She has previously worked at SAS Software and Twitter and participated in various student projects ranging from being a design mentor to the founder backend engineer at Columbia University, where she completed both her bachelor's and master’s in computer science. Pelin has been a Computer Science TA three times at Columbia, with the last one being a Head TA position for a 6000-level Cloud Computing & Microservices class. Pelin conducts research in her free time for Columbia Intelligent Systems lab, where she tries to automate bug fixing with her team. Pelin has also been awarded various titles for her background, including Top 25 Turkish graduates in the US, Shvidler Fellow, and Beyond Barnard GHC Scholarship.

Education:

Columbia University (BA)

Columbia University (MS)

Robert is a manager of business operations at Correlation One, passionate about the intersection of technological innovation and social equity. Prior to Correlation One, Robert advised and executed marketing and business strategy as a manager in the Global Business Group at Facebook.

Education:

Harvard University (BA)

Oscar contributes to the operations team on DS4A programs. He was the development and operations director of coltrack.com and a teaching assistant on DS4A.

Education:

BS in Electronics Engineering

DS4A / Colombia Honors graduate

Norman Rodriguez is part of the curriculum development team at Correlation One, where he helps create and adjust the teaching materials that our instructors use in our programs. Norman has worked as a consultant in policy analysis and development economics with USAID, the UN, the Congress of Colombia, and other public institutions, and has taught comparative politics and social policy evaluation in the National University of Colombia.

Education:

National University of Colombia (BS Political Science, MSc Economics)

MIT (Micromasters in Data, Economics and Development Policy)

Nikki is the Talent Acquisition Manager and works across departments to source, locate, and evaluate talent for Correlation One. Prior to working at Correlation One, Nikki was in education recruitment, hiring teachers for various charter and independent schools on the East Coast .

Education:

Swarthmore College (BA)

Wenona served as an Education Manager with The Princeton review, having spent 15+ years as a Math Educator/Academic Coach. As a Product Owner, Wenona serves as the primary liaison between content and the operations team.

Education:

Georgia State University (BS, M.Ed.)

Western Governors University (MS)

Jimmy is a software engineer currently focused on the front-end. Before C1 he taught software engineering in NYC and DC. He loves cities, is an avid cyclist will be happy to talk to you about baking bread.

Jack is a software engineer, focused on backend development. His main interests are API design, data modeling, and observability. When coding for fun, Jack spends his time tinkering with traditional roguelike game design. Outside of coding, he is often reading sci-fi or trying his hand at building things out of wood.

Education:

Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S.)

Gisele is a software engineer at Correlation One with over 9 years of experience focused on backend engineering. Prior to Correlation One, she worked as a Backend Engineer in a feature flags management platform, and in Retailing and Banking services. Outside of work, she enjoys playing soccer, singing, and cooking.

Education:

Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (BA)

Prior to C1, Pablo lived and work abroad including his most recent position in the Netherlands. He is a FullStack engineer who is passionate about solving puzzles and teamwork.

Education:

Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (BA)

Nick is an engineer at Correlation One, focused on developing maintainable and robust solutions. Prior to joining C1, Nick worked in the FinTech space, developing domain specific languages to encode financial regulation. Outside of work, Nick enjoys embedded computing and game development.

Juan is an Operations Analyst focused on supporting the training programs at Correlation One. He is a mechanical engineer with experience as a Project Manager and is passionate about Data Science, Machine Learning, and AI. His main interest is pursuing the potential of tech and data education as a factor for empowering individuals and building a better world.

Education:

Universidad de los Andes (B. Eng.)

Juliana is a mathematician working as an Operations Analyst on the DS4A programs. She used to work as a teacher, a tutor, and she was a Teaching assistant in DS4A Colombia. She believes in free education and social equity.

Education:

Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (BA)

Agustin is a software engineer at Correlation One, focused on developing good quality code and documentation. Prior to joining C1, Agustin worked in the embedded systems arena and backend APIs integration, developing with different technologies and products. He also works as a teacher at Buenos Aires University. Agustin also maintains his own website where he publishes tech articles and open source projects. Outside of work, Agustin enjoys outdoor sports and practice trail running and MTB.

Education:

Lomas de Zamora University (BS)

Buenos Aires University (MS)

Varun is a software engineer at Correlation One primarily focused on backend engineering. Prior to Correlation One, he worked as a Product Engineer in the semiconductor industry. His main interests in software development are - programming languages, computer networks, and operating systems. Outside of work, he enjoys reading, music, and golf.

Education:

North Dakota State University (BS)

Meagan's role as Career Operations Manager at Correlation One is to support the professional development and job placement of training program Fellows. She comes to Correlation One with over 4 years of career coaching in business graduate schools helping individuals successfully navigate the job search process and actualize their career goals.

Education:

University of Rhode Island (BA)

University of San Diego (MA)

Glen is a senior data scientist at Correlation One. He comes from a multidisciplinary background with education and work experience in the fields of toxicology, entomology, and statistics. His drive is to improve the quality and depth of decision-making wherever he works. When Glen is not coding, he can be found collecting insects, performing tree care, and playing video games.

Education:

University of Guelph (Bsc, Msc)

Yusra is a Business Development Analyst at Correlation One focused on community outreach and organizing competitions as well as diversity programs. She double majored in Political Science and Economics as well as minored in Near Eastern Civilizations. Previously she has worked at human rights and grass-roots advocacy organizations and is passionate about bridging the gap in education access.

Education:

University of Chicago (BA)

Monica is a graduate of the first DS4A Colombia cohort and went on to serve as a TA. She has worked previously in marketing, biological research, data analysis, and data science. Monica now is an Operations Analyst supporting the DS4A programs.

Education:

Universidad de Antioquia (BA)

Universidad EAFIT (BA)

Universidad EAFIT (MA)

Andrew joins the Correlation One team as a Career Operations Manager. In his role, he collaborates with multiple C1 teams to empower and enrich the experience of our fellows, coaches, and program partners. Andrew worked in higher education for over 10 years before coming to C1 and has been a career coach and mentor since 2014. Andrew believes in the mantra of “life being lived in community” and uses this to drive his work and build relationships.

Education:

KANSAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY(BA)

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (MS)

Yenifer is an Operations Analyst at Correlation One with a focus on driving key business strategies and growth. She comes from a multidisciplinary background in Sales Operations and Finance. She is passionate about volunteering for organizations dedicated to homelessness and the foster care system.

Education:

Florida International University (BA, MA)

DS4A Honors Graduate

Benjamin Mis is a member of the curriculum development team at Correlation One. Prior to working at Correlation One, Benjamin taught courses in cognition and language science. He holds a doctorate in Psychology with a focus on language learning and psycholinguistics.

Education:

Florida Atlantic University (BA)

University of California, Irvine (Ph.D.)

Beatrice is a Business Development Analyst at Correlation One. She majored in Financial Actuarial Math and enjoys problem-solving through the use of tailored data. She is deeply interested in the intersections between business and technology, especially as technology is spearheading so much of societal change. Outside of work, she enjoys reading and traveling.

Education:

UCLA (BA)

Yuliya is part of the Customer Success team at Correlation One, ensuring enterprise clients are maximizing value and are receiving a best-in-class experience that delivers against retention and growth targets. Prior to joining Correlation One, she worked for technology and media companies with a focus on customer success and revenue operations.

Education:

Hunter College (BA)

Thuy is a member of the Customer Success Team at Correlation One. Her goal is to delight clients by maximizing their investment and building strong strategic relationships. Thuy has spent the majority of her career in business development and account management across Technology, Higher Education and Healthcare sector. She is obsessed with her Doberman and loves everything about food.

Education:

The University of Missouri, Columbia (BSBA)

Fiona joins the Correlation One team as an Operations Analyst. Before working with Correlation One, Fiona worked as an EDI-R (Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism) consultant and as the Head of Education and EDI-R at Toronto's largest not-for-profit theatre company. A graduate of the second cohort of the DS4A Empowerment for All program, Fiona is grateful to be part of the team that creates equitable, barrier-free access to education.

Education:

University of Toronto (Hon. BA)

Ivan is the program manager for Correlation One. Prior to Correlation One, he worked in higher education managing a talent pipeline program in West Baltimore.

Education:

University of California Santa Barbara (BA)

University of Maryland College Park (MA)

Maria is part of our Curriculum Development team at Correlation One. In addition to graduating DS4A/Empowerment with Honors, Maria brings in 6+ years of experience as a mathematics educator and curriculum developer of advanced courses in Miami-Dade County. As an MHC Posse Scholar, she is especially passionate about mentorship, education, and women empowerment. She is a proud cat mom of four (all rescues named after seasonal coffee drinks) and enjoys painting, singing, and learning in her downtime.

Education:

Mount Holyoke College (BA)

Brionna is a Program Manager at Correlation One and plays a key role in managing Correlation One’s live, online training programs. Before Correlation One, Brionna managed policy training programs at Leadership for Educational Equity and coached members when transitioning career fields.

Education:

University of Marland, College Park (BA)

Originally from Coal City, West Virginia, Caleb studied mathematics and computer science in college, with an emphasis on theoretical math. Before joining Correlation One, Caleb worked as a quantitative trader at IMC, a teaching fellow at Harvard, and a research assistant at Boston College. Outside of work, Caleb likes to play games of all sorts, go rock climbing, and read fantasy books.

Education:

Harvard University (AB)

David is an R&D Analyst at Correlation One where he works for the Content team to produce assessments for admissions to Correlation One's training & learning programs. He has a background in Computer Science and Mathematics.

Education:

University of North Carolina (BA)

Lucia is a Program Manager, supporting participants in Correlation One's data and digital literacy skills training programs. Lucia brings significant experience in K-12 and higher education, both in direct service as well as in program management, strategy, professional development, and partnerships.

Education:

University of San Diego (BA)

Brown University (MA)

Trevor is a program manager at Correlation One, passionate about using data and assessment to evaluate and drive daily operations and success. He has a background in and passion for global education with experiences spanning East Asia, Scotland, and Bulgaria. Outside of work, he enjoys gardening, reading Sci-Fi , and SCUBA diving.

Education:

Miami University (BS)

Indiana University (MEd)

Steve is one of the members of Correlation One's sales team. Prior to joining Correlation One, Steve worked in several education administrative roles including fundraising, admissions, and most recently as a work-study account manager. During free time, Steve coaches rugby at the high school and college levels.

Education:

University of Delaware (BA)

Álvaro is a recent graduate of DS4A Cohort 6. He has held operational, financial, and administrative positions in the hospitality industry. Before joining Correlation One, he provided consulting services in revenue management (demand-based pricing strategies) and operations for hotels and restaurants. His main professional interest is harnessing the power of technology and data science to achieve organizations' financial, social and environmental sustainability.

Education:

Universidad de los Andes (BS)

Cornell University (MMH)

Jordan is a Program Manager at Correlation One, coordinating C1's live, online training programs. Prior to joining the team, he worked in higher education, an education startup, and SaaS fintech environments. In his free time, Jordan likes to play hockey, ski, and [unsuccessfully] perfect his pizza dough recipe.

Education:

Luther College (BS)

Iowa State University (MEd)

Milena is part of the content development team at Correlation One. She has a background in Computing Engineering and is a graduate with honors of the DS4A-Colombia program. Prior to Correlation One, she held various roles working as a Software developer, professor, and researcher in Computer Science education. Milena joins the team and brings her passion for teaching programming and computational thinking.

Education:

Universidad de los Andes (BS, MS)

Katherine is a Program Manager supporting Correlation One's programs. Katherine has experience working in the higher education and non-profit sector supporting programs for students and their professional development.

Education:

University of California, Irvine (BA)

University of California Los Angeles (MA)

Kelsie is a Career Operations Manager at Correlation One with over 10 years of higher education and nonprofit administration experience, including 9 years of career advising, coaching, and instruction. Kelsie is passionate about mission-driven work focused on creating equitable access to education and career pathways.

Education:

Elizabethtown College (BA)

Drexel University (MA)

Jose leads Quality Engineering at Correlation One. His experience spans more than a decade in developing and implementing QA strategic initiatives for cross-functional teams. Prior to Correlation One, Jose was consulting for NielsenIQ and major retailers in the US on data-driven business intelligence applications, where he held multiple roles focused on instilling a Quality mindset across the organization.

Education:

Anna University, Chennai (BA)

Katie is the Content Marketing Manager at Correlation One, focused on crafting educational content that empowers individuals and organizations to unlock the potential of data literacy and digital transformation. Prior to joining Correlation One, Katie was a freelance writer and content strategist. Her work has appeared in a number of publications, including Every and the Harvard Business Review.

Education:

Kenyon College (BA)

Amenah Hammad is an Operations analyst at Correlation One and a recent graduate of the first DS4A cohort in Jordan. Before joining Correlation One, she was a consultant in the medical field. She is passionate about data science, health informatics, and bioinformatics and hopes that Artificial intelligence and data-driven insights and decisions will change the whole healthcare system drastically in the soon future.

Education:

University of Jordan

Navya is a business operations manager who is focused on organizing successful competitions and ensuring a strong applicant pipeline for clients. She is very passionate about decreasing the gap found in accessing education for under-represented groups and has built her career around managing programs that increased workplace development opportunities for many.

Education:

University of Iowa (BBA)

University of Iowa (MBA)

Dana is an Operation Analyst at Correlation One. She has a background in Computer Information Systems and is a DS4A Jordan alumni. Prior to joining the team she worked in the web development field as a FrontEnd developer before following her passion for helping others attain data literacy.

Education:

The Hashemite University (BSc)

Leen Khirfan is a Business Operations Associate and a DS4A Jordan alum. She has a passion for exploring the intersection of business and data. At Correlation One her work focuses on helping run Terminal and the Data Open.

Education:

Princess Sumaya University for Technology (BA)

Saad Kayyali is a data scientist who is passionate about innovation. Saad has won many hackathons and co-founded startups earning various awards. He previously built models for fintech, the health sector, and more. Saad has also led workshops and conferences for Samsung and Google across the Gulf region, Turkey, and USA.

Education:

American University of Sharjah (BSc)

Rasha is an operations analyst and DS4A Jordan alum. Before joining Correlation One she was a teaching assistant at Yarmouk University. Throughout the years, she has developed a passion for data analytics and the use of data to improve operations.

Education:

Yarmouk University (BA, MBA)