Ryan Schefermann is a highly experienced professional in the technology industry, with a specialty in Business Intelligence and Data Analytics. He is presently an Associate Director at Deloitte based in Stellenbosch, South Africa. Schefermann began his career in software development and ERP implementation, and later focused on BI and analytics. His expertise lies in the transformation of organizations to be data-driven, allowing data to reveal its hidden secrets and using a pragmatic, value-driven approach to data analysis. He has delivered numerous projects aligned with the "customer agenda" and focused on the application of data to drive business value for large African mobile network operators, major African banks, global travel companies, multi-national insurers, multinational consumer businesses, the FMCG, real estate, and aviation industry.

Schefermann studied BSc (Eng) Elec IT, Information Technology at the University of the Witwatersrand, and completed his education at St Stithians College. He has held various positions throughout his career, including Senior Manager Advanced Analytics, Developer Analyst at Dac Systems, and Systems Developer at Adcheck.