Randy Bean

Randy Bean (born 1956) is a business executive, author and speaker, noted thought-leader, and chief executive officer of NewVantage Partners, a management consulting firm which he co-founded in 2001. Bean is also the founder and executive director of the Big Data for Social Justice Foundation, a non-profit foundation focused on raising awareness of the application of data and analytics to addressing global and community issues such as disease, famine, social inequality, and criminal justice disparities. As a writer and commentator, Bean is known for his observations on the impact of data and analytics on business culture and the emergence of Big Data. He has also written on the social impact of Big Data.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Work

Bean co-founded and serves as chief executive officer of NewVantage Partners, a management consulting and executive thought-leadership firm founded in 2001 to advise Fortune 1000 businesses on information strategy. Bean previously held executive positions with Harte-Hanks Communications, and two venture-backed start-up companies. He began his career at Bank of Boston.

Civic

Bean has been active in community and civic activities for nearly three decades. He has served as a mentor, advisor, speaker, and financial supporter of Year Up, whose mission is to provide professional career placement for urban youth. Bean has served on the board of the Stonington Village Improvement Association, and as a director of the New England Science and Sailing Foundation. Bean has served since 2010 on the board of The James Merrill House and Writers-in-Residence Program, which maintains the legacy of James Merrill, a 20th Century American Poet, who lived and wrote in Stonington Borough, CT. Bean was appointed in 2001 to the National Council for University Libraries for Washington University in St. Louis. Bean was named to the National Arts and Sciences Council for Washington University in St. Louis in June 2016.

Writing and Speaking

Bean is a regular contributor to Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, MIT Sloan Management Review, and Harvard Business Review, and is frequently quoted in leading industry publications. He has been a keynote speaker, moderator, and panelist at industry and academic conferences. Bean was the subject of interviews on the future of Big Data in MIT Sloan Management Review, Information Week,[9] and by Silicon Angle and Wikibon in February 2016.[10] Bean has been featured as an expert in the Mighty Guides publication "Data Disruption". The Boston Globe published an article, "Big Data can aid companies of all sizes", adapted from Bean's article in MIT Sloan Management Review, "Overcoming Legacy Processes to Achieve Big Data Success".[11]

Personal life

Bean was born in Brockton, MA in 1956, and obtained a BA from Washington University in St. Louis in 1978, where he studied literature and history. Bean resides with his wife Elizabeth (Beth) Black in Boston, MA and Stonington Borough, CT.

Notable Publications

Forbes. “Another Side of Big Data: Big Data for Social Good” September 24, 2016.

Forbes. “Inside American Express’ Big Data Journey”. April 27, 2016.

Forbes. “For Big Data, It’s ‘Show Me the Money’ Time”. March 29, 2016.

“Just Using Big Data Isn’t Enough Anymore”. Harvard Business Review. February 9, 2016.

“How Time-to-Insight Drives Big Data Business Investment”. MIT Sloan Management Review. January 26, 2016.

“Current Data Scientist Craze Can’t Last”. Wall Street Journal. December 31, 2015.

“Making the Case for the ‘Long Tail’ of Big Data”. Wall Street Journal. August 27, 2015.

“Big Data Fuels a ‘Data First’ Movement”. Wall Street Journal. June 15, 2015.

“Tracking Some of Big Data’s Big Paradoxes”. Wall Street Journal. May 12, 2015.

“The Culture of Data”. Wall Street Journal. July 22, 2014.

“Big Data Innovation: Fail Faster. Execute Smarter”. Wall Street Journal. February 18, 2014.

“Organizational Alignment is Key to Big Data Success”. MIT Sloan Management Review. January 2013.

“How Big Data is Different”. MIT Sloan Management Review. Fall 2012.

References

  1. ↑ "Baldwin. Howard. "Making Big Data Fast". Forbes. March 30, 2015".
  2. ↑ "Dodds, Lynn Strongin. "Big Ideas Are Coming From Using Big Data. The Times of London. February 2, 2014.".
  3. ↑ "Bannan, Karen, J. "Big Data Stars of Today." Smart Enterprise. February 2014.".
  4. ↑ "Kiron, David. "How Organizational Alignment is Key to Big Data Success: Interview with Randy Bean". MIT Sloan Management Review. January 2013.".
  5. ↑ "Boulton, Clint. CIO's Are Still Having Trouble Finding Big Data Scientists. Wall Street Journal. November 8, 2012.".
  6. ↑ "Dvorak, Katie. "Incomplete Info Sets a Roadblock to Provider Use of Big Data". Fierce Health IT. June 18, 2014.".
  7. ↑ "Conlon, Ginger. "6 Trends That Go Beyond the Buzz of Big Data". Direct Marketing. September 9, 2013.".
  8. ↑ "Eckerson - Practices - Big Data Analytics. July 7 2015".
  9. ↑ Jump up “Davis, Jessica. Big Data Goes Mainstream: What Now?” Information Week. January 14, 2016.
  10. ↑ Jump up “Gillin, Paul. “Big data has turned the corner; here’s what happens next | #CUBEconversations. February 6, 2016.
  11. ↑ Jump up “How Big Data is Different” Harvard Business Review Case Studies.
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