Business Analytics Advisory Council - About

Lead by experience

The Business Analytics Advisory Council includes business leaders and University of Iowa alumni who generously share their time and expertise to provide program guidance and innovative educational experiences to business students.

Business Analytics Advisory Council (BAAC) Partners:

Ben Barudin

Managing Director

Deloitte Tax LLP

University of Iowa alum

Nathan Brixius

Director, Data Science

Airbnb

University of Iowa alum

Alison Burchett

Consultant and Advisor

Self-Employed

University of Iowa alum

Thomas "TJ" Elbert

Founder

Southport Analytics

University of Iowa alum

Ryan Fye

Senior Director of Data Strategy

Casey's

University of Iowa alum

Surajeet Ghosh

Chief AI Officer

Heineken

University of Iowa alum

Paul Hampton

Head of Strategic Insights, Data & Analytics

Transamerica

Rhiannon Harms

Chief Data & Analytics Officer

UnityPoint Health

Justin Johnsen

IT Engineering Manager

State Farm

Eric Larnard

Chief Operating Officer

ClearCompany

Thomas Lau

Digital Assurance & Transparency - Tech & Data - Manager

PwC

University of Iowa alum

Chuck Mersch

VP of Financial Planning & Analysis

GreatAmerica

University of Iowa alum

Brandon Miller

Partner

University of Iowa alum

Murugan Nambiar

Program Manager

Principal Financial Group

Brandon Ohlaug

AI Analytics and Performance Manager

VW Financial Services

University of Iowa alum

Jake Sankey

Technical Product Manager, Enterprise Data & Analytics Platform

John Deere

Nicholas Smith

Lead Architect

Carver College of Medicine

William Staib

Senior Vice President, CEO of College Raptor

Citizens Bank

Adam Stuckey

Senior Manager, Data Science, Decision Science & Analytics

HNI Corp