Presented By O’Reilly and Cloudera
Make Data Work
March 5–6, 2018: Training
March 6–8, 2018: Tutorials & Conference
San Jose, CA
Eric Colson

Eric Colson
Chief Algorithms Officer, Stitch Fix

Website | @ericcolson

Eric Colson is chief algorithms officer at Stitch Fix, where he leads a team of 100+ data scientists and is responsible for the multitude of algorithms that are pervasive to nearly every function of the company, from merchandise, inventory, and marketing to forecasting and demand, operations, and the styling recommender system. He’s also an advisor to several big data startups. Previously, Eric was vice president of data science and engineering at Netflix. He holds a BA in economics from SFSU, an MS in information systems from GGU, and an MS in management science and engineering from Stanford.

Sessions

9:10am–9:30am Thursday, March 8, 2018
Differentiating via data science
Data-driven business management, Media, entertainment, and advertising
 Location: Grand Ballroom 220
Eric Colson (Stitch Fix)
Average rating: ****.
(4.50, 10 ratings)
While companies often use data science as a supportive function, the emergence of new business models has made it possible for some companies to differentiate via data science. Eric Colson explores what it means to differentiate by data science and explains why companies must now think very differently about the role and placement of data science in the organization. Read more.