Jay ZaidiJay Zaidi is the founder and managing partner of AlyData. As an entrepreneur, strategic advisor, and thought leader, he specialises in strategic data management, analytics, and change management. His firm provides services and solutions to help compaies improve decision-making and performance, using data as a weapon of choice. Jay founded AlyData in 2014. For the thirteen previous years, he led enterprise data management programs at Fannie Mae, and he spent seven years in management consulting at PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLC and other firms prior to that. At Fannie Mae, he directly reported to the chief data officer and led data quality, metadata, master data management, analytics, and business intelligence organizations. During his tenure there, he was instrumental in delivering ten major data initiatives across eight company divisions. In 2012, Jay's team was awarded the Global Innovation Award for Fortifying Overall Operations with Global Data Quality by Informatica. He blogs on LinkedIn, is currently the most viewed author in the categories of data management and master data management on Quora, and is a regular speaker at industry conferences. In addition to his practical experience in strategic data management and cybersecurity, Jay has an M.S. in computer science from Texas A&M University and a bachelor's degree in electronics and communications engineering from Osmania University, India. He lives with his family outside Washington, DC, and is an avid photographer, an automobile enthusiast, loves to travel, and closely follows current events. Learn more about Jay via his LinkedIn profile(https: //www.linkedin.com/in/javedzaidi). Follow him on twitter @jayzaidi. Read More Read Less