Dave Cherry

About Dave Cherry

Dave Cherry, principal of Cherry Advisory, LLC, is an executive strategist, problem solver, collaborator, and speaker. He helps clients in the customer experience industry (that\'s everyone with customers) define a customer experience strategy, enabled by innovation and measured/informed by analytics that drives deep relationships and connections with customers. He also advises private equity firms through strategic IT Assessments, including software, hardware architectures, and roadmaps.He is a member of the International Institute of Analytics Expert Panel and serves on several Advisory Boards.Dave also advises independent consultants on all aspects of developing and building a consultancy, as well as business development, contracting, and project execution.He is also an award-winning franchise owner and offers consulting and guidance to individuals who are both exploring the world of franchising or are currently operating a franchise business.Dave also excels in networking and often speaks and provides advice on building and maintaining a robust professional network and how to leverage those networks into professional and business opportunities.Dave has worked with and for leading organizations such as LBrands, Polo Ralph Lauren, Easton Town Center, Ascena Retail Group, Journeys, DSW, Disney, Alliance Data, Nationwide Insurance, AEP, Huntington Bank, Cardinal Health, OhioHealth, CAS, Deloitte Consulting, and Price Waterhouse. He holds a BS in Economics from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.He is also a 16-time marathon finisher, including 3 Abbott World Majors (Boston, Chicago, Berlin).

Experience

1. Advisory Board Member

   Women In Analytics Wia

   Oct 2017 — Present · Columbus, OH, US

   Ohio’s Women in Analytics Conference exists to discuss the latest technologies, frameworks, strategies, and methodologies that have proven to be successful in this field, spoken by women who have helped develop and execute them. Our goal is to provide visibility to these women that are making an incredible impact in this space and we invite anyone that can benefit by learning from their experiences. We will cover a broad range of topics including machine learning, IoT, building analytics teams, career paths in analytics, data storage, model deployment, learning tools, cybersecurity analytics, and natural language processing.

Education

• The Wharton School

  BS Economics, Finance & Law

  1989 — 1993

Skills

• Consulting
• Business Strategy
• Sap
• Change Management
• Forecasting
• Analysis
• Strategic Partnerships
• Business Transformation
• Vendor Management
• Training
• Information Technology
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Advanced Analytics
• Integration
• Project Planning
• Supply Chain
• Business Development
• Management Consulting
• Business Analysis
• Requirements Analysis
• Program Management
• Strategic Planning
• IT Strategy
• Crm
• Enterprise Software
• Omnichannel
• Management
• Team Building
• Budgets
• Project Management
• Finance
• Start-Ups
• Governance
• Business Process Improvement
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Entrepreneurship
• Pmo
• Business Process
• Leadership
• Business Intelligence