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About Ben
About
Ben Ganzfried is a data leader who helps organizations modernize their analytics infrastructure and unlock business value through scalable data platforms. He has served as a board advisor for multiple companies on data strategy and has built infrastructure and models, and led data teams at Anaconda, Wayfair, PwC, and the New England Patriots. In my current role I lead data platform and governance strategy at Hungryroot. This website has my personal thoughts about data and is not affiliated with my role.
Ben holds an MBA from Carnegie Mellon and an AB from Harvard. His work has been featured by Google Cloud, ESPN, and Oxford University Press, and he speaks and writes regularly on data strategy, enablement, and AI adoption.
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Additional Information
Articles on Data & AI Strategy
- The Year the Margin for Error Disappeared
- What Is a Data Strategy, Why it Matters Now, and How to Make One
- The Nature of Data: The Foundation We Forgot and Why it Matters
Press
Education
- AB, Harvard College, cum laude
- MBA, the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon, Ludwig Scholar, Tepper MBA Merit Scholar, Segal Endowed Graduate Scholar
Credentials
- Chief Data & AI Officer Certificate Program at Carnegie Mellon University (expected November 2025)
- DAMA International Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) - Associate
Academic Publications (Google Scholar Page)