Ali Hodroj

I'm a technology leader and senior advisor working with Global 2000 organizations on data science & analytics transformation, platform growth strategy & business models, and customer success / change management. * In my most recent role at Cigna, I led the strategy, development, and adoption of an enterprise-wide advanced analytics & data science platform to accelerate data science use case delivery and analytics transformation. * Prior to Cigna, I led and scaled the customer growth and adoption function at Databricks to expand platform adoption across 60+ strategic enterprise customers. * Prior to Databricks, I spearheaded the introduction of a new analytics platform to market as a product and technology executive at GigaSpaces, transforming the company's GTM strategy. I have also led, scaled, and transformed the services/consulting delivery practice across 30+ enterprise organizations. * As an advisor and consulting practice director, I helped 80+ global 2000 organizations within Financial Services, Healthcare and Life Sciences, Retail and e-Commerce, AdTech, Media and Entertainment, Telecommunication, Transportation, Software, and Public Sector across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific regions. If you catch me outside of work, I'm an adventurous traveler - 85+ countries and counting - and an avid lover of photography! I also appreciate networking with new people. Feel free to reach out at hello@hodroj.net or direct message me on here. My Competencies & Focus Areas: Data Science, AI, Machine Learning, Advanced Analytics, Data Engineering, Cloud Computing (AWS, Azure, GCP), Distributed Computing, In-Memory Computing, Enterprise Software, Python, SQL, Hadoop, Spark, Big Data, Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, Data Lakes, Platform Business Models, Customer Success, Change Management, Organizational Leadership, Go-to-Market Strategy, SaaS and Platform GTM, Product Management, Technology Innovation.