Jared P. Lander is Chief Data Scientist of Lander Analytics, Organiser of the New York Open Statistical Programming Meetup and The New York and Government Data Science & AI Conferences, an Adjunct Professor at Columbia Business School, and a Visiting Lecturer at Princeton University. He oversees the long-term direction of Lander Analytics and serves as Lead Data Scientist, guiding strategy, models, and algorithms for modern data needs, alongside client-facing consulting and training.
Jared holds a master’s degree in statistics from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Muhlenberg College, with experience across academic research and industry. He is the author of 'R for Everyone' (now in its second edition), based on the courses he teaches at Columbia and used in corporate training. An R Consortium Board Member, Jared is an active member of the global data community and a frequent speaker at conferences, universities, and meetups worldwide. His writing can be found at jaredlander.com.
Jared Lander's official speaking topics are listed below:
- Applied AI & Machine Learning
- AI Agents & Autonomous Workflows
- Geospatial Data Science & Location Intelligence
- Data Science in Secure & Regulated Environments
- AI-Assisted Software Development
- Foundations & Best Practices in Data Science
- The Human Side of AI & the Future of Data
Official Feedback From In-Person & Virtual Events:
“Jared’s talks are always useful and fun. You can tell he puts in a great deal of effort in creating engaging presentations.” - Marck, Microsoft
“Jared is an excellent instructor; his presentations are down-to-earth and use knowledge and humour to help get people up and running with data science tools.” - Max, Posit
- 2013 – Appointed Chief Data Scientist at BigData.Company
- 2012 – Became Adjunct Professor at Columbia University
- 2012 – Began organising the New York Open Statistical Programming Meetup
- 2011 – Founded and became CEO of Lander Analytics
- 2011 – Analytics Consultant at Revolution Analytics
- 2010 – Statistician for the World Health Organisation
- 2009 – Statistician for the ASEAN Secretariat
- 2009 – Analyst for Melinda Katz for Comptroller
- 2008 – Statistician at Columbia University
- 2008 – Consultant for The Bardess Group
- 2007 – Completed Master’s degree in Statistics at Columbia University
- 2006 – Senior Consultant and Technical Sales Specialist at Sky IT Group
- 2006 – Development Assistant at City of Hope Cancer Centre
- 2005 – Assistant at Shapiro Management
- 2004 – Completed Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics at Muhlenberg College
- 2003 – Statistician at Muhlenberg College
- 2000 – New Media Intern at VNU Business Media
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