Kate Strachnyi

DATAcated

DATAcated® to helping clients share their stories through content creation and amplification. Providing custom 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 for companies focused on innovating in the data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence space.

Founder

Managing the DATAcated Speaker Hub, a platform dedicated to connecting top data, analytics and AI experts with event organizers. I oversee speaker recruitment, manage client relationships, and ensure a seamless booking process for in-person events & virtual conferences, webinars, and corporate events. Enabling speakers to expand their reach while helping event organizers find the perfect experts for their audiences. We also provide amplification services to spread the word about the events!

Manager of DATAcated Speaker Hub

Writing the 'Running DATAcated' book on substack - with a goal to turn the blog articles into a BOOK about the journey of running the media company + running / hiking adventures.

Running DATAcated Writer

You can find prior LinkedIn live shows (and future ones) on the DATAcated On Air podcast - https://anchor.fm/datacated

Podcast Host - DATAcated On Air

The DATAcated Expo will provide the community with an opportunity to explore and discover innovative technologies in data science & analytics.

Hear from expert speakers that will provide real-life case studies and demos of technologies across a variety of data science & analytics processes. Speakers will provide 10-min lightning talks and we’ll take questions from the live audience.

The presentations will be centered around the data analytics process and will take participants on a journey from identifying the business use case to collecting, cleaning, exploring, visualizing and ultimately communicating insights.  

This live event will provide several opportunities for networking and building relationships in the data community.

Host - DATAcated Expo

The conference is packed with incredible insights from the very best speakers!
Speakers will deliver 10 min ‘lightning’ talks and will stay on for a few minutes for some live Q&A.
The conference is hosted on LinkedIn Live and is FREE to attend!
We’ll have plenty of fun giveaways provided by our Community Partners.

Host - DATAcated Conference May 18-19, 2021

Run Wild AI

Co-Founder & Chief Marketing Officer

O'Reilly Media

Author of ColorWise: A Data Storyteller's Guide to the Intentional Use of Color

Author

LinkedIn

Having a strong personal brand can help you stand out from competitors and colleagues and attract relevant opportunities.

LinkedIn Learning Instructor

IADSS

Advisory Board Member

Deloitte

Chief of Staff - Head of Commercial Business

Program Manager | Data Analytics

Insights Strategy Manager & Tableau Developer

- Assessment of risk governance practices measured against relevant bank supervisory guidance and leading practices (e.g. Enterprise Risk Assessment Process, New Product Approval Process, Risk Reporting, Committee Structure, etc.)
 - Prepared periodic program status/progress reports. Assisting with building out roadmap of future phase deliverables and maintenance of project plans. Escalating issues & risks to ensure timely remediation
- Provided assistance with writing responses to regulatory letters (MOUs, MRAs, MRIAs)
- Developed an inventory for regulation W requirements (including Dodd-Frank Act impact), and assessed the applicability of the regulation to each business line within a large financial institution 
- Assisted large foreign banks with Foreign Enhanced Prudential Standards (FEPS) implementation (including Governance, Data, Risk Management, Implementation Plan, etc.,) 
 - Revised current or establishing new policies and procedures as well as ensuring that various departments/functions have relevant policies, procedures and guidelines which reflect current business practices

Manager, Risk Mgmt / Regulatory Compliance

Bank Leumi USA

- Involved in the establishment of the Operational Risk Policy & Procedures (per Parent Company guidelines, U.S. regulations, and Basel Directives)
- Provided assistance to Risk Champions on how to assess Operational Risk and how to use the Management of Operational Risk System (MOR)
- Risk Control Self-Assessment (RCSA)- took part in the establishment of methodology,  interviewing business units (surveys) and setting risk mitigation plans for High risk items
- Assisted CRO in quarterly reporting to the Risk Management Committee of the Board (Risk Dashboard)
- Assisted CRO on the annual submission of Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process (ICAAP)  
– Developed New Products Approval Procedure and New Products Committee Charter
Basel II/III - Performed gap analysis on Basel II & III Directives 
- Reviewed and revised Risk Management Manual Operating Procedures (MOPs)
- Participated in KMV Moody’s Project to calculate credit risk metrics (PD & LGD)
- Assessed and tracked audit items (Internal Audit, Parent Company, & Examiners)
Committee Participation 
- Participated on Operational Risk Management Committee & Basel ICAAP Steering Committee

Risk Analyst for Chief Risk Officer

Global Association of Risk Professionals

-Managed a sales process by qualifying prospects, establishing relationships & identifying opportunities. 
-Assisted with the planning and development of direct marketing and data-related projects. 
-Handled client relationship management process through the use of CRM tool (SalesForce) and used existing relationships for cross-selling opportunities.

Business Development

FGI FINANCE

Developing Credit Committee reports - financial statement analysis and accounts receivable aging report analysis to determine lending structure.

Underwriter

First Investors Financial Services

Involved in setting up appointments with prospects (cold calls), and creation/maintenance of client records using B.O.S.S. (CRM tool)

Financial Services Rep

DATAcated™ | Branding | DataIQ100 | Marketing | Media | ColorWise | DataVenger

Ask not what influencers can do for you… ask what happens when they’re DATAcated influencers!

YAY - I'm so excited that you saw my profile and wanted to get to know me better!

As the founder of DATAcated, I help companies amplify their brand and expertise in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science.  I'm a content creator with over 300k followers across LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, and other platforms. I also run a DATAcated Plus program with 35+ influencers that can be hired to 'make a splash' on social media.  Oh yea, I also manage the DATAcated Expert / Speaker Hub where we have over 50 engaging speakers and experts that you can hire for conferences, webinars, books, blogs, and more.

I have been recognized as a LinkedIn Top Voice in Data Science and Analytics and as a DataIQ USA100. I am also the author of ColorWise: A Data Storyteller's Guide to the Intentional Use of Color (published with O'Reilly). 

Connect with me on social media and explore the DATAcated website for more resources and opportunities. datacated.com

DATAcated® to helping clients share their stories through content creation and amplification. Providing custom 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 for companies focused on innovating in the data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence space. 

This might be the group therapy we all need before 2026 AI planning starts.

Here’s the link to sign up: https://lnkd.in/ez6qrpSR

BARC just analyzed 421 organizations to find out what separates the top AI performers from everyone else.

The difference comes down to how companies operationalize AI, govern it, and measure actual results.

On Dec 3, 2025 (11am ET), BARC’s Shawn Rogers and Merv Adrian will unpack the findings from their Lessons from the Leading Edge study. They’ll be joined by:

Eleanor Treharne-Jones, CEO at Bigeye (data observability done right)

Jeff Fried, Director of Platform Strategy & Innovation at InterSystems (bridging architecture and outcomes)

Amandine Mely, Senior PreSales at Board (turning AI insights into real decisions)

Covering AWS re:Invent in Las Vegas. influencer marketing agency | data & AI content creation & amplification | speaker & expert placement

Data & AI Leadership Exchange

Educating Data & AI Leaders, the Chief Data Officer & Chief AI Officer community, and Fortune 1000 business leaders.  Contributing author — Harvard Business Review, Forbes, MIT Sloan Management Review — on Data & AI Leadership.

Author of “Fail Fast, Learn Faster: Lessons in Data-Driven Leadership in an Age of Disruption, Big Data, and AI” (Wiley, 2021).

www.randybeandata.com
www.failfastlearnfaster.com

Author | Speaker | Senior Advisor | Innovation Fellow | Mentor

CDM Media

Advisory Board Co-Chair | CDAO Panel Host & Moderator

Randy Bean | Founder

Randy is a Founder, CEO, and start-up executive.  He was Founder and CEO of NewVantage Partners (NVP), a data and AI leadership advisory firm to Fortune 1000 clients, which he founded in 2001 and led for 20 years until NVP was acquired by Wavestone, a Paris-based global consultancy, in 2021.

He was previously an early-stage senior executive at two venture backed startups, Veridiem (Northbridge, Venrock) as Chief Marketing Officer, and Wheelhouse (Kleiner Perkins, Charles River) as a Founding Executive and VP/Market Development.

Founder | CEO

Harvard Business Review

Contributing Author

Forbes

MIT Sloan Management Review

CDOIQ Program

Editorial Board | Program Advisor | CDAO Panel Host & Moderator

DataIQ

Top 10 Global Data Influencer

CDO Magazine

Global Editorial Board | Contributing Author

Carnegie Mellon University - Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy

Guest Lecturer, Chief Data Officer Certificate Program

Founder | CEO | Innovation Fellow | Author | Speaker | Thought Leader | Senior Advisor | Board Chair | Fail Fast | Think Different

Randy Bean has been an advisor to Fortune 1000 organizations on data and AI leadership for 3+ decades.  He is a Founder, CEO, Author, Speaker, Senior Advisor, Innovation Fellow, and Board Member. 

Randy is the bestselling author of "Fail Fast, Learn Faster: Lessons in Data-Driven Leadership in an Age of Disruption, Big Data, and AI", and a regular contributor to Forbes, Harvard Business Review, and MIT Sloan Management Review on Data & AI leadership.

He was previously Founder and CEO of NewVantage Partners (NVP), a data and AI leadership advisory firm to Fortune 1000 clients, which he founded in 2001.  NVP was acquired by Wavestone, a Paris-based global consultancy, in 2021.

Founder | CEO | Author | Speaker | Senior Advisor | Innovation Fellow | Thought Leader | Board Member

Randy Bean

I’m pleased to share that our annual trends story, coauthored with Tom Davenport was the 4th most read MIT Sloan Management Review article of 2025.  #AI #data #AIinnovation

Open article: The Top 10 MIT SMR Articles of 2025 by sloanreview.mit.edu

I’m pleased to share a short video interview from earlier this year with Sanjeev Mohan on the emergence of the Chief AI Officer role.  Topical now more than ever.  #AI #AIleadership

Open video: Appointing a Chief AI Officer on youtube.com

Taking a Thanksgiving break from #AI at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston 🎨.

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It is a privilege to share the AI & data leadership and innovation story of Ford Motor Company in Forbes.  How a technology pioneer is embracing AI to drive the next generation of technology innovation in the auto industry.  Thank you Franziska Bell, PhD & the Ford team for sharing your story. #AI #AIinnovation #automotive #data #AIleadership #chiefdataofficer #chiefAIofficer

Open article: How Ford Is Embracing AI To Drive Innovation In The Automotive Industry by forbes.com

How Ford Is Embracing AI To Drive Innovation In The Automotive Industry

Interesting perspective here from Honorio J. Padrón III.   I just wrote about the work that
Lowe's Companies, Inc.  is doing in AI & data.

https://lnkd.in/gTBNeuum

Open article: The Real AI Bubble: Inside Zero-Latency Decision™ Capitalism and the Extinction of Many of the Existing 80,000 AI Startups by Honorio J. Padrón III • 22 min read

The Real AI Bubble: Inside Zero-Latency Decision™ Capitalism and the Extinction of Many of the Existing 80,000 AI Startups

An interesting new piece from Tom Davenport in Harvard Business Review this week on how AI may be reshaping venture investing and the start-up marketplace.

A great collaboration with my Babson colleague in entrepreneurship  Erik Noyes on how AI is reshaping venture capital--we hope it's of interest both to VCs and to founders!

Open article: How Generative AI Is Reshaping Venture Capital by hbr.org

How Generative AI Is Reshaping Venture Capital

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