Alan M.

Alan M. has extensive experience in data and analytics, having held leadership roles in prominent companies. Alan is currently a Senior Vice President at loanDepot, where they oversee data and analytics initiatives. Prior to this, they served as the Senior Vice President of Data Management and Business Intelligence at The Beachbody Company, leading the establishment of a centralized data organization and architecting a cutting-edge cloud-native Data and Analytics platform. Alan also served as the Vice President of Global Data Analytics and Technology at Universal Music Group, where they built a world-class global data organization and spearheaded data modernization and advanced analytics initiatives. Before that, they worked as the Head of Data Platform and Architecture at The Walt Disney Company, leading the engineering team in creating a cloud-native Data and Analytics Platform. Alan's career also includes founding and leading Backle.com as the CTO & Co-Founder and holding senior managerial and software engineering roles at Scantron Corporation and Fiducial.

Alan M. has a Certificate in Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy from MIT Sloan School of Management, obtained in 2019. Alan also holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Information Systems/Human-centered Computing from the University of Maryland, and a Master of Science in Computer Science from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications. Additionally, Alan M. has obtained several certifications, including AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in 2013 and Sun Certified Programmer for Java Platform from Oracle in 2000.