Erik Jones is an experienced analytics and business professional with over a decade of experience driving data-driven decision making in organizations across various industries, including Consumer Packaged Goods, Footwear and Apparel, Pharmaceuticals, Bio-Tech, Financial Services, Retail, Software, and SaaS. With a solid understanding of how insightful data analysis informs business dynamics and market performance, Jones has an effective combination of theoretical and practical knowledge. He specializes in quantitative analysis, market analysis, marketing strategy, ROI measurement, relationship management, targeted communications, econometrics, retention management and modeling, statistical modeling, and team building and leadership.

Jones holds various degrees, including a Master of Business Administration in Finance, Analytics and Strategy from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a Master of Science in Data Science from DePaul University, a Master of Arts in Quantitative Marketing and Business Research from Stanford GSB, a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley, and an Associate of Arts in Economics from Santa Rosa Junior College.

Jones has held various leadership positions, including Head of BI and Analytics at Hyperscience, Director of Product Analytics at New Relic, Inc., Sr. Director Business Intelligence and Analytics at ZoomInfo, Senior Personalization and Data Science Manager at Nike, and Senior Analytics Manager at Genentech. Additionally, he has been a Data and Analytics Mentor at Thinkful, Associate Global Insights Manager at The Clorox Company, Senior Research Assistant at Federal Reserve Board, Undergraduate Research Apprentice at the University of California, and Student Research Volunteer at Sonoma County Economic Development Board.