John Elder Keynote Speaker

  • Founder of the world’s most experienced data science company, Elder Research
  • Co-author of three award-winning books on data mining, text mining, and ensembles
  • Named by a U.S. President to serve five years on a panel to guide technology for national security

John Elder's Biography

John Elder Speaker Profile:

John Elder founded the world’s most experienced data science company, Elder Research, 25 years ago.  He has led teams to solve previously intractable challenges in areas as diverse as detecting fraud, identifying insider threats, forecasting events, and analyzing vast networks.  John has co-authored three books – on data mining, text mining, and ensembles – two of which won the PROSE “book of the year” in Mathematics or Computer Science.  He was a discoverer of the ensemble breakthrough, chairs international conferences, and is a popular keynote speaker, where he is famous for illuminating complex analytic topics with clarity and humor.  Dr. Elder is an (occasional) Adjunct Professor at UVA, and was named by President Bush to serve five years on a panel to guide technology for national security

For availability and speaker fees, please contact John Elder’s speaking agent at Chartwell here, or call +1 972 385 1021 for U.S. inquiries or +44 207 293 0864 for international inquiries.

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Videos of John Elder

John Elder talks teamwork and collaboration at Predict 2015
Misleading Discoveries in Data
Interview at UC Berkeley Haas Business School
The Data Science Revolution in Industry

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