Bill Franks is the Director of the Center for Statistics and Analytical Research within the School of Data Science and Analytics at Kennesaw State University. In this role, he helps companies and governmental agencies pair with faculty and student resources to further research in the area of analytics and data science. He is also Chief Analytics Officer for The International Institute For Analytics (IIA) and serves on the advisory boards of many companies. Bill provides perspective on trends in analytics, data science, AI, and big data to help organizations understand how to further their analytics and data science efforts. His work, including several years as Chief Analytics Officer for Teradata, has spanned clients in a variety of industries for companies ranging in size from Fortune 100 companies to small non-profit organizations. Franks is also the author of the books Winning The Room, 97 Things About Ethics Everyone In Data Science Should Know, Taming The Big Data Tidal Wave, and The Analytics Revolution. He is a sought after speaker and frequent blogger who has been ranked a top 10 global big data influencer, a top big data and artificial intelligence influencer, a top 50 most popular North American AI influencer, and was an inaugural inductee into the Analytics Hall of Fame in 2019.
Bill Franks is the Director of the Center for Statistics and Analytical Research within the School of Data Science and Analytics at Kennesaw State University. In this role, he helps companies and governmental agencies pair with faculty and student resources to further research in the area of analytics and data science. He is also Chief Analytics Officer for The International Institute For Analytics (IIA) and serves on the advisory boards of many companies.
Bill provides perspective on trends in analytics, data science, AI, and big data to help organizations understand how to further their analytics and data science efforts. His work, including several years as Chief Analytics Officer for Teradata, has spanned clients in a variety of industries for companies ranging in size from Fortune 100 companies to small non-profit organizations.
Franks is also the author of the books Winning The Room, 97 Things About Ethics Everyone In Data Science Should Know, Taming The Big Data Tidal Wave, and The Analytics Revolution. He is a sought after speaker and frequent blogger who has been ranked a top 10 global big data influencer, a top big data and artificial intelligence influencer, a top 50 most popular North American AI influencer, and was an inaugural inductee into the Analytics Hall of Fame in 2019.