In Catherine Chevalier

Catherine Chevalier is a seasoned professional with a diverse career path that transitioned from being an expert in statistics and marketing to leading and managing data science teams. She holds a PhD in Statistics from Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI). Catherine's journey began in the industry sector, focusing on marketing quantitative studies at PSA in the automotive industry and later expanding into retail and Fast Moving Consumer Goods through panels. In 2012, she joined the startup Isthma, where she delved into research areas concerning Big Data and textual data processing across various industries such as medical, insurance, and more.

In 2017, Catherine Chevalier transitioned to Altares as the Head of Data Science, steering the team towards diversification beyond risk management into appetence scoring to enhance the qualification of prospect files. Under her leadership, a team of five experts in Natural Language Processing (NLP) directly reported to her. Her role at Altares involves defining practical, short-term marketing strategies for both Data Science and NLP teams, contributing to operational excellence and strategic growth.

Prior to her current role, Catherine Chevalier gained valuable experience through diverse positions such as being a Part-time Lecturer at Paris Dauphine University, Data Scientist at Isthma - Groupe Viseo, Senior Statistician at The Nielsen Company, Project Manager at SymphonyIRI Group, Statistician at Secodip-TNS, and Junior Statistician at PSA Peugeot Citroën.