The UVA School of Data Science has a strong network of industry leaders who are eager to give back, which led to the creation of the Industry Advisor Network (IAN) in 2021. IAN is made up of alumni and industry leaders dedicated to supporting students' career journeys. IAN is currently comprised of 21 professionals in various data roles, working on (and often leading) teams from organizations such as Capital One, Databricks, Uber, Microsoft, StitchFix, Amazon, the U.S. Department of State, and more.
Industry advisors serve in a variety of ways, including one-on-one student advising meetings, career exploration panels, and career development workshops. With IAN only just beginning, we look forward to expanding the network and the scope of their involvement in the very near future.
MSDS students looking to get connected with IAN advisors can reach out to SDS Career Services.
Meet Our Industry Advisors
Kevin Chin
Databricks
Director - Federal Strategic Alliance
Jason Freeberg
Microsoft
Technical Product Manager
Garth Johnson
Uber
Data Scientist
Hope McIntyre
Disney Streaming
Lead Software Engineer, Data Science (ML/AI)
Melissa Phillips
GA-CCRi
Data Scientist and Community Outreach Coordinator
Gabriel Rushin
Proctor & Gamble
Senior Machine Learning Engineering Manager
Nicholas Venuti
Morgan Stanley
Vice President of Machine Learning Research
Brooke Williams
AMPEL BioSolutions
Clinical Data Scientist
Gavin Wu
Capital One
Director of Data Science