Advisory Boards
The Data Science Institute's certifications and programmes are shaped and governed by two boards — one keeping our standards relevant to industry practice, one safeguarding the standards themselves.
Industry Advisory Board
The Industry Advisory Board advises on the industry relevance of Data Science Institute certifications and curriculum. Its members are senior professionals from across sectors, and they keep content aligned with changing technologies, workforce needs and sector-specific developments.
Rachit is Chief Data Scientist at UnitedHealth Group in Dublin. He advises the board on applied data science practice in large organisations and on what employers expect of a certified analyst.
Mohammad leads Business Process Improvement and AI at Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait. He advises on AI adoption in banking and on the conditions a regulated institution places around it.
Vinayak is Chairman and Managing Director of Sankhya Analytical Research in Mumbai, a Partner at Sankhya Analytics London, and a Director of Medicounts Life Sciences. He advises from the analytics services and life sciences sectors, where his firms deliver analytical work to clients.
Stephen is a non-executive director and board advisor in the UK, and a former Senior Partner and Practice Leader at McKinsey & Company. He advises on how organisations build and govern data capability at board level.
Madonna is an independent AI transformation strategist, data scientist and executive advisor based in Kuwait. She is also a doctoral researcher and corporate trainer, and advises on how organisations adopt AI in practice.
Shruti founded SkillSphere and Datatribe International in Mumbai. She previously worked in EU banking, as Business Intelligence Manager for Benelux at BNP Paribas Personal Finance and as a SAS specialist at Nationale-Nederlanden. She advises on regulatory reporting and data governance, including BIRD/IReF, FINREP, COREP, AnaCredit and GDPR.
Certifications Board
The Certifications Board owns the certification specifications, assessment standards and the governance of award decisions. Its decisions are independent of course delivery. Its members come from two traditions: professional-body qualification design, and university academic governance.
Eva chairs the MSc in Human Resource Management and Employment Relations at Atlantic Technological University in Ireland. Her background is in quality assurance across university and private-sector education, and she advises on how programmes are approved, examined and held to standard.
Clancy is an educationalist, consultant and trainer in the UK. He is a Chartered Management Accountant and an Attorney at Law, and was previously Head of Learning Development at CIMA. He advises on how professional qualifications are designed and examined.
Lauren has run education and examinations for four professional accountancy bodies: as Head of Education and Examinations at the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, Director of Learning Development at CIMA, Director Malaysia at CPA Australia, and Head of Emerging Asia at ACCA. She is now an independent consultant in Kuala Lumpur.
Sujata is Professor and Vice Principal at Ramnarain Ruia Autonomous College in Mumbai, and advises organisations on clinical research. On the board she covers academic governance and examination standards.