Analytics in the Time of Corona

Data will play an increasingly vital role in business, especially as the world adapts to the realities of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Data & Business Analytics, The Workplace, Strategy
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Daniel Guetta, Associate Professor of Professional Practice, moderated a discussion with leaders from different economic sectors on how data analytics is guiding decision-making during the pandemic.

Included on the panel were Gregg Chapman, Director of Resorts Revenue Management, Walt Disney Company; Wei Ke, Managing Partner, Simon Kucher & Partners; Aaron Putnam, Vice President of Advanced Analytics, Avis Budget Group; and Ren Zhang, Chief Data Scientist, Bank of Montreal.

The panelists discussed the role data played in their businesses before the pandemic hit and how it will help drive decisions as the world adapts to a new normal.

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Rise to the challenge.

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world of business, while bringing historical inequities and injustice into sharp relief.

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