Mechie Nkengla, Ph.D.

Mechie Nkengla, Ph.D. has extensive experience in data science, business optimization, and mathematical modeling. Mechie began their career in 2005 as a Risk Quantitative Analyst with Man Financial Ltd. in Chicago. In 2007, they took on a Researcher role with Technishe Universitat in Berlin. From 2010 to 2011, they worked as a Post Doctoral Researcher at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. From 2011 to 2013, they were a Senior Algorithm Scientist at Talk3. Mechie then moved on to become a Sr. Data Scientist at Groupon from 2013 to 2015. In 2015, they joined EY as a Director of the Data Science Global Center of Excellence. Since 2014, they have been the CEO and Chief Data Strategist at Data Products LLC, where they are responsible for providing strategic data roadmaps and tactical plans to ensure optimal use of technology investments and data assets.

Mechie Nkengla, Ph.D. received their PhD in Mathematics from the University of Illinois Chicago and their Masters of Science in Mathematics and Computer Science from the same institution.