Curtis Powell
Officer, Insights and Impact
- Role
- Officer, Insights and Impact at Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
- Location
- Austin, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Curtis Powell
Experienced Data Analyst with a demonstrated history of working with education and scholarship data. Skilled in Microsoft Excel, Tableau, Power BI, SQL, and SaaS. Strong program and project management professional with a Master’s Degree focused in Quantitative Analysis from The University of Michigan.
Experience
Officer, Insights and Impact
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
Jan 2024 — Present · Austin, TX, US
Develop KPI dashboards in Tableau and Power BI that streamline reporting for students, improving visibility into graduation and employment outcomes and enabling data-informed decisions. • Automate 10+ recurring reports using SQL, Power BI, and Tableau, creating a centralized reporting suite that enhances executive and department-level access to program performance metrics. • Design and monitor KPIs, targets, and performance milestones for 20+ Central Texas grants in Salesforce, delivering insights that strengthen portfolio alignment and strategy. • Produce dashboards and analytical reports for the Impact & Insights team, using Agile sprints and JIRA to deliver timely insights that shape program strategy and operations. • Lead requirements sessions with the Scholarships team, translating business needs into SQL data extracts and Power BI prototypes; delivered dashboards and documentation to guide platform enhancements.
Education
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Economics
2013 — 2015
University of Michigan - Rackham Graduate School
Master’s Degree, Master’s Degree, Public Policy Analysis
2015 — 2017
Quantic School of Business and Technology
Master of Business Administration - MBA
2019 — 2020
University of Michigan
Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) Fellow, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Economics, Statistics
2014 — 2014
Northwest Vista College
Associate of Arts (A.A.), Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
2011 — 2013
Skills
- Public Speaking
- Microsoft Office
- Teamwork
- Customer Service
- Salesforce
- Higher Education
- Social Media
- Sports
- Statistical Data Analysis
- Event Planning
- Data Analysis
- Time Management
- Databases
- Stata
- Microsoft Word
- Leadership
- Microsoft Excel
- Powerpoint
- Economics
- Research
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