Lauren Burke-McCarthy
Director of Operations
Women in Analytics (WIA)
WIA was founded in 2016 with the goal of supporting women in the analytics space and has grown into a global community focused on bringing visibility to women in the field while delivering top-notch analytics content. Our mission is to provide visibility to the women making an impact in the analytics space. We provide a platform for them to lead the conversations around the advancements of analytical research, development, and application.
I enjoy the process of finding creative solutions to problems. Plus, I'm a naturally curious person and WIA gives me freedom to always be asking questions and exploring!
At WIA, we're building a community that: 1. Provides visibility to women making an impact in analytics, data science, machine learning, and AI. 2. Provides a platform for those women to lead the conversation around advancements in research, development, and applications. 3. Is extremely diverse, inclusive, and welcoming to everyone who wishes to gain new perspectives, connect with others in the field, and benefit from learning about their experiences.
I studied math in college and took some computer science courses, as well. After taking a Machine Intelligence course, I chose to focus my senior thesis (year-long research project) on a topic that combined mathematics and machine learning. During the project, I realized how much I truly enjoyed working with data and wanted to pursue it as a future career!
Going on more adventures! My goal is to visit every US National Park. I'm also interested in enhancing my education in my field. Data Science is continually changing and advancing, so there's never a shortage of new and exciting things to learn!
Hang out with my dog, play board games, and learn new things! I'm also very involved in my local community and love finding opportunities to share my enthusiasm for math and data with others.
Work hard and be nice to people!