E21 Ilya Meyzin, VP of Data Science Strategy and Operations at Dun & Bradstreet

The Alldus Podcast - AI Mentors

In today's episode, our guest is Ilya Meyzin. Ilya is the Vice President of Data Science Strategy and Operations at Dun & Bradstreet in New York. Ilya leads innovation initiatives such as graph network analysis, anomaly detection, unstructured text synthesis at Dun & Bradstreet as well as business development efforts and delivery of selected customer projects.

Ilya has a has corporate strategy, business transformation and data science experience spanning 15 years in multiple industries, countries and enterprise domains. He previously advised Fortune 500 and private equity clients on growth strategy, market entry and conducted commercial due diligence on businesses ranging from start-ups to multi-billion multinationals.

Ilya has also participated in briefings to the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee on Big Data analytics and also contributed to a white paper on Big Data, which was delivered to the Chinese State Council. Recently, he also delivered a presentation to senior government decision makers on AI trends in the private sector.

In the show, Ilya will tell you about:

• How he became involved in Data Science
• D&B’s data science projects in advanced anomaly detection
• Data Science: hype v reality
• The top skills you need for a career in Data Science
• The importance of understanding your business needs
• Advice on how to improve your communication skills
• How to be a stand out Data Scientist