Evan Young

About Evan Young

I build the data teams and infrastructure that companies rely on to make decisions, ship products, and grow.Over the past 10 years, I’ve gone from managing education programs across five countries to leading every layer of a modern data organization — data engineering, data science, analytics, ETL, and delivery — supporting products that operate at significant scale. Along the way, I’ve learned that the best data leaders aren’t just technically sharp; they’re translators. They sit at the intersection of business strategy and technical execution, and they make both sides better.Most recently, I’ve led a cross-functional team through one of the harder things any data org can do: migrate a legacy stack to a modern cloud-based data platform — without dropping the ball on the products customers depend on. Before that, I built an organization’s first centralized data function from scratch, which is a different kind of hard: no team, no infrastructure, no playbook. I\'ve gone on to do the same for many teams.A few things I’m known for: Building teams people actually want to work on — I invest heavily in mentorship, clear ownership, and technical growth Delivering under pressure — managing multiple high-stakes data products simultaneously across a large client base Bridging the gap between engineers and executives — I can review code and data models in the morning and present a roadmap to a board in the afternoon Turning messy, manual workflows into reliable, automated systems that scaleI\'m always looking to connect with organizations that are solving challenging problems and are interested in leveraging data to supercharge their solutions. If that sounds like you and your team, shoot me a note at e••••••••@gmail.com.

Experience

1. Vice President, Data Operations

   LS Direct

   Jan 2026 — Present · New York, NY, US

Education

• The Johns Hopkins University

  Master of Science - MS, Data Analytics & Policy

  2022

• The George Washington University

  Bachelor's degree, International Relations and Affairs, Concentration in International Development

  2012 — 2015