Jonathan Stark, Ed.D., Executive Director, NMDSI
As the executive director of the NMDSI, Jonathan Stark is at the center of a unique, groundbreaking corporate-academic partnership, responsible for expanding data science and artificial intelligence research innovation outcomes, talent development, and community engagement. Prior to joining NMDSI, Jonathan worked for nearly two decades in higher education, specializing in student services, academic affairs, research administration and operations. Most recently, he served as the inaugural chief administrative and operations officer for Columbia University’s Data Science Institute.
The promise of corporate academic partnerships
In 2018, three influential local organizations, Northwestern Mutual, Marquette University, and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, united to form the Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute...
