Dan Thorpe

About Dan Thorpe

A detailed, high energy executive with 20+ years’ experience in delivering data driven Insights across multiple industries (retail, financial services, manufacturing, and R&D). Strong people leader in both building and leading analytics teams. Mastery in analyzing customer behavior, ad hoc analysis and consulting. Highly skilled at leading and partnering with the lines of businesses as a shared service in driving strategy and cross functional initiatives. Prominent in data mining, exploratory data analysis, KPI & dashboard development, measuring ROI and delivering actionable and integrated insights. Outstanding background in the development and engagement of both associate and 3rd party consultants. Strong background in consulting, problem solving, and project management. Highly adaptable in matrixed organizations. Ph.D. in Statistics.Sampling of Accomplishments• Acknowledged for building/reorganizing multiple global data and analytics teams/groups/platforms - which have performed above and beyond expectations.• Created the first customer segmentations, marketing mix models and incremental response/sales models at Sam’s Club and Chicos FAS.• Led multiple cross functional efforts (with IT and Lines of Business) specifying & integrating master data for the enterprise• Developed a Strategic Learning Agenda Platform across Sam’s Club and Chicos FAS.• Have driven the development and implementation of Customer Lifetime Value measures and Marketing ROI and Efficiency metrics across several enterprises.• Led Associate Engagement Analytics at WL Gore and Associates.• Led ingestion of syndicated POS data into Merchant Annual Performance for talent review at Sam’s Club• Project Leader of Wachovia’s Innovation Core Team, which consisted of leaders across Corporate Marketing, Customer Service, Executive Leadership and Technology resulting in the creation of an Innovation Center.• An accomplished public speaker and author of numerous publications.• Led the development of broad analytical and research communities across Chicos FAS, Lowes, Walmart and Wachovia (Wells Fargo).

Experience

1. Chief Analytics Officer

   Ganit Inc.

   Oct 2020 — Present · Naples, FL, US

   Ganit is a data science and analytics company working with leading organizations across five geographies, with a core competency of solving complex business problems using BI, Advanced Analytics, Modeling and ML/AI techniques. What differentiates Ganit are our customized solutions utilizing a blend of First Principle Thinking, Deep Industry Expertise and Data Science/Analytics expertise.• Lead Ganit’s analytical capabilities across both vertical (Customer, Marketing & Merchandise Analytics, Supply chain & Replenishment, Pricing & Digital, and Performance & Test and Learn Analytics) and function (from BI to AI and descriptive to prescriptive).• Mentor and lead Ganit’s analytics infrastructure and community (200+ analytical leaders and analysts).• Influence and guide Ganit’s C-Suite on analytical growth.• Provide SME to Ganit’s Key Clients on how they can best compete and advance their analytical infrastructure and ecosystem.

Education

• University of Minnesota

  BS, MS & PhD, Engineering and Statistics

  1978 — 1990

Skills

• Predictive Analytics
• Financial Services
• Data Analysis
• Thought Leadership
• Segmentation
• Data Mining
• Marketing Research
• Loyalty Marketing
• Market Research
• Marketing Analytics
• Business Analytics
• Analytics
• Business Strategy
• Customer Insight
• Statistics
• Management
• Business Intelligence
• Competitive Intelligence
• Statistical Modeling
• Predictive Modeling
• Marketing
• Database Marketing
• Big Data
• Quantitative Analytics
• Sas
• Spss
• Strategy
• Sas Programming
• Market Analysis
• Optimization
• Competitive Analysis
• Customer Analysis