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Topic

Building Diverse Data Science Teams

Abstract

Recently there has been a focus on diversity in tech and building diverse teams. Diversity can be described by race, gender, income and dozens of other dimensions. In this talk I will walk through why diveristy is a boon for data science teams, what the data look like on diversity, how to build a diverse team and what you can expect when you work with your team to solve hard problems.

Profile

Drew Moxon is the Director of Data Science for NCSOFT's new mobile development and publishing studio. The NCSOFT data science group is building a platform to leverage cutting edge methods to make better games. Prior to joining NCSOFT Drew was a data scientist for the profile team at LinkedIn and a data analyst at KIXEYE. Drew's background is in economics and behavioral analysis.