Michael Lavina is a highly accomplished data scientist with a broad range of experience in the analytics field. He holds an MBA from the University of Louisville and a Master of Science in Analytics from The University of Chicago. Lavina has held several important positions in top organizations such as Lead Data Scientist in Digital and Merchandising at 84.51˚, a Senior Data Scientist at 84.51˚, Manager of Customer Analytics at The Home Depot, Capstone Project Team Member at one of the big three Top Management Consulting Firms, and Lead Consultant at University of Louisville, among others.

Additionally, Lavina has been a featured speaker at events such as the 2015 Retail & Consumer Goods Analytics Summit and has led teams to first place in Nielsen’s Data Science Case Competition. His expertise includes advanced analytics, data science, management consulting, and predictive modeling, to name a few.