Kirk Borne, Ph.D.

https://www.dataleadershipgroup.ai/

My services include: 
(1) Speaking at conferences, webinars, events.
(2) Teaching and Training Courses.
(3) Strategy Consulting.
(4) Social Promotions & Engagement for Brands.
(5) Career advising & mentoring.
(6) Content creation (blogs, book chapters, white papers).
(7) Expert Witness.

My areas of expertise include those listed here:
#AI #DataScience #BigData #MachineLearning #DigitalTransformation #IoT #IIoT #AIstrategy #AnalyticsStrategy #DataStrategy #DataLiteracy #DataStorytelling #Analytics
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Founder, Data Leadership Group (Data Scientist. Top Influencer. Speaker. Trainer. Consultant)

DataPrime, Inc.

As DataPrime’s inaugural Chief Science Officer and now a member of the DataPrime Advisory Board, I advise on activities and projects related to:
—Building the Data Science Profession for data pros.
—Expanding Data Literacy and Data Fluency across enterprises.
—Accelerating value creation and innovation from data in data-drenched organizations.

Advisory Board Member

Booz Allen Hamilton

I get great pleasure in finding solutions through data. The scientist in me loves to explore data (evidence), find new discoveries, develop a hypothesis to explain it, and then test those theories. As the Principal Data Scientist at Booz Allen Hamilton, I am privileged to exercise that Data Scientist role across numerous internal and external projects: human resources, organizational change, training and mentoring, marketing, customer engagement, behavior analytics, risk mitigation, novelty discovery (including fraud detection, anomaly detection, surprise discovery), thought leadership, socialization of data science across organizations and industries, data technologies (including machine learning, data management innovations, graph analytics), predictive and prescriptive analytics, geospatial-temporal modeling, and much more. I engage with clients within the federal sector, within numerous commercial industries, and with nonprofit organizations. And I enjoy mentoring, working with, and learning from some of the best and brightest young data scientists in the business.

Read more here: "A Growth Hacker's Journey - my mini-history of Data Science"
https://www.mapr.com/blog/growth-hackers-journey-right-place-right-time

Principal Data Scientist and Executive Advisor, First Data Science Fellow at Booz Allen

SYNTASA™

Kirk Borne is the first member of SYNTASA’s Advisory Board. Dr. Borne’s extensive experience in big data and data science, including expertise in scientific data mining and data systems, will help guide SYNTASA in providing focused Marketing Analytic solutions. SYNTASA will leverage the Advisory Board to grow expertise in marketing analytics, data science, predictive modeling, and management of big data sets. The Board will help steer the company on its path in creating big data analytic solutions using open source technology.
http://syntasa.com/president-and-ceo-jay-marwaha-appoints-kirk-d-borne-ph-d-as-first-syntasa-advisory-board-member/

Astroinformatics and Astrostatistics International Organizations

Contributing to the international and national efforts to promote astrostatistics and astroinformatics as robust research disciplines: organizing international research conferences on astrostatistics and astroinformatics, and contributed to the creation of three new international and national organizations:

(1) Vice President, International Astrostatistics and Astroinformatics (IAA) professional society.

(2) Senior Steering Committee member, AAS (American Astronomical Society) Working Group on Astroinformatics and Astrostatistics.

(3) Organizing Committee member, IAU (International Astronomical Union) Working Group in Astrostatistics and Astroinformatics.

In addition... (for 2014-2015):

(4) Secretary, SIAM SIAG/DMA (SIAM Activity Group on Data Mining & Analytics).

Executive Committee Member

ARIES Scientific

ARIES Scientific Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation, dedicated to the advancement of Science Research and STEM Education.

Kirk Borne has advised and consulted with numerous organizations in data science areas, including machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), data strategy, data mining, and large-scale data management.

Vice President / Astronomer / Data Scientist

George Mason University

Conduct Research, Teach Courses, Advise Students (undergraduate, graduate) in these areas:  Astroinformatics, Data Science, Computational Astrophysics, Astronomy, Computational Science, Data Mining, Informatics, Scientific Databases.

Co-creator of Data Science BS degree program.

For over 30 years, Kirk Borne has studied the dynamics and evolution of galaxies within the context of colliding and merging galaxies, groups and clusters of galaxies, starbursting galaxies, active galaxies, and the mass assembly history of large and small scale structure in the Universe.  

Since 2000, he has developed & applied data mining & data science techniques on large astronomy data collections & sky survey databases, earth science remote sensing data collections, and more.  He is investigating new and existing algorithms for the discovery of patterns, correlations, associations, and outliers (surprises) within highly dimensional astrophysical parameter spaces.  These techniques are being used in several research areas, including: galaxy scaling relations, parameterization of the dynamics and evolution of galaxies and groups of galaxies, characterization and classification of time-varying astronomical events and targets of opportunity, and novelty detection within massive datasets. As part of this research, he is working with citizen science results from the Galaxy Zoo and Galaxy Merger Zoo projects.  

He is investigating research connections with other data-intensive disciplines, to explore opportunities for advancing research in a broad context, through the investigation and application of data science methods (informatics and statistics) in a manner that transcends discipline boundaries.

He is one of the originators of the field of Astroinformatics, which is data science for astronomy research and education.  

He is working with education researchers to develop new pedagogies for science learning that engage students through active experiences using Big Data in the classroom.

Professor of Astrophysics and Computational Science

Soft10 Inc.

Advisory Board member of Soft10 Inc., which brings fast Automatic Predictive Modeling Technology to any business that needs to build, validate, and refine multiple models from their data : http://soft10ware.com/about-us/our-team/

LSST Astroinformatics and Astrostatistics Research Collaboration Team

The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) is planned to generate a 20-petabyte science database and a 100-petabyte astronomical image archive -- the analysis of such an enormous data collection requires novel research methods and algorithms.  Our collaboration team consists of astronomers, computer scientists, data mining experts, and statisticians --- we are working on solutions to the LSST petascale data challenges.

I was co-creator of the field of Astroinformatics, which is Data Science for Big Data Astronomy:
1) http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12145-010-0055-2
2) http://arxiv.org/abs/1301.3069
3) http://arxiv.org/abs/0909.3892

I also contributed to the revolution in scientific data mining and data science education, not only in Astronomy:
4) http://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007%2F978-94-007-5618-2_9
5) http://arxiv.org/abs/0911.0505

Chairman

LSST Large Synoptic Survey Telescope

Advising the LSST project team regarding the education and public outreach programs, activities, goals, data products, data system design, interfaces, and learning objectives that will support the mission of the LSST and that will be based on the massive petascale scientific database and astronomical imaging data collection that LSST will produce.

Outreach Advisory Board

Worldwide top influencer since 2013. Data Scientist. Global Speaker. Consultant. Astrophysicist. Space Scientist.
Big Data & Data Science advisor, TedX speaker, researcher, blogger, Data Literacy advocate.
Social Reporter for your Data Event...
Speaker Requests for me to speak at your event/organization?...
...Please go here: https://www.chartwellspeakers.com/speaker/kirk-borne/
...or go here: https://www.bigspeak.com/speakers/kirk-borne/
2018-21: #1 Digital (Data Science, Big Data, AI) worldwide top influencer:
... http://ipfconline.fr/blog/2020/11/14/50-top-digital-influencers-to-follow-at-the-end-of-2020-and-in-2021/
2013-present: #1 or #2 or Top 10 influencer in many different categories and lists, including Big Data, Data Science, AI, Machine Learning, IoT, Data Mining, Digital Marketing, Tech Consulting, Data Security, Data Topics Blogging, and more.
2020: Elected Fellow of the American Astronomical Society for lifetime contributions to astronomy and the public's understanding of the Universe.

Data Scientist -- Transdisciplinary data science research, applications, and consulting across a variety of fields -- transcending traditional discipline boundaries.

Specialties: Public / Inspirational / Technical Keynote Speaking. Consulting / Adivising in many disciplines, including Data Science, Machine Learning, Data Mining, Data Analytics, Big Data, X-Informatics (Discovery Informatics, Science Informatics, and more), Scientific databases, Scientific data mining, Computational-X (Computational Science, and more), Astroinformatics** (Data Science for Astronomy), Observational Astronomy (ground-based and space-based), Computational Astrophysics, Higher Education, Science Education and Public Outreach, Project Management, Proposal-writing.

**co-creator of the field of Astroinformatics: see http://www.springerlink.com/content/007642412771162j/ and http://arxiv.org/abs/0909.3892

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LinkedIn Top Voice, Thinkers360 Top 25 Overall Thought Leader, Founder of Data Leadership Group (Data Scientist. Top Influencer. Speaker. Trainer. Consultant. Astrophysicist). Advisor to PrimeAI and other AI startups.

Focus GTS

We help organizations build world-class teams, delivering the best candidates to our clients within 24-48 hours. Yes, really.

I am passionate about changing the way recruitment is done in tech, and started Focus GTS with my husband, Dave Fox, to simplify how hiring is done and provide true expertise to clients and candidates. 

Our IT staffing agency specializes in: AI and Martech. Our specialty is our superpower.

We guarantee immediate results upon engagement, serving clients the best candidates they will ever encounter. And, we help eliminate processes and procedures that are holding you back from creating your all-star team.

As a woman-owned business, we are huge believers in the power of diversity and helping more women get the jobs in tech that they deserve.

Our recruitment expertise and partnerships with world-renowned startups to Fortune 500 companies, we deliver the highest standards of service and knowledge that matter.

Alongside our core staffing services, we offer Navigator, a subscription service designed to help clients maximize their ROI on the Adobe Marketing Cloud through rapid, on-demand expertise.

CEO & Founder

She Created

She Created is a collective of high-achieving women who build lives that blend success, intention, and well-being—without compromise.

As Founder & Chief Creator, I lead the vision, strategy, and community experience for She Created. My role is focused on creating transformational spaces, retreats, tools, and conversations that support women in designing lives they truly love—professionally and personally.

What I do:
 🔹 Develop and lead premium live experiences, including high-touch retreats, curated dinners, and mastermind-style gatherings
 🔹 Design strategic content and curriculum focused on vision clarity, leverage, and intentional living
 🔹 Foster a values-driven community of ambitious women across industries who are committed to alignment, expansion, and fulfillment
 🔹 Build partnerships and collaborations that elevate our mission and expand our collective reach

At She Created, we don’t chase the dream—we design it.

Chief Creator

South Florida Tech Hub 🌴

Chair of the Women's Council

Chief

Chief has been recognized as one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies of 2021, and its diverse membership includes 20,000 of the most senior executives women from Fortune 50 companies to successful startups. Chief is a private network designed for the most powerful women in executive leadership to strengthen their leadership, magnify their influence, and pave the way to bring others with them

CHIEF Member 

Core Group Marketing

At CORE I served as a member of Doron Zwickel's top-producing team, specializing in new construction and resale. I worked as an on-site sales agent for some of NYC's most luxurious new condos development projects including 93 Worth Street, 241 Fifth Ave, 15 Renwick Street, and "The Flynn" 155 West 18th Street. 

In 2013, I sold the most expensive single-family home in Queens. From 2013-2017 the team sold over $600M worth of real estate. Doron Zwickel is constantly ranked among the top teams in the country and in NYC.

During this time I also served as Vice President of my condo board. Through my diverse experience, I have cultivated not only a deep understanding of client service but a talent for effective negotiation and finding creative solutions to problems should they arise. I love New York City's fast-paced lifestyle and its unparalleled uniqueness unlike any other place like it in the world

Licensed Real Estate Salesperson

A C Lawrence & Company

I started my real estate career at AC Lawrence & Company now known as Coldwell Banking. In my first year, I was "Rookie of the Year".  I started my career in rentals and quickly moved into the luxury sale's side for both buyers and sellers.

Real Estate Agent

*Follow me for insights on recruiting and retaining top talent, career advice in data science and artificial intelligence, support for women in tech, and lessons from my journey as a founder and entrepreneur.*

I'm the CEO and co-founder of Focus Global Talent Solutions, a niche IT staffing agency specializing in artificial intelligence and Martech. Alongside our core staffing services, we offer Navigator, a subscription service designed to help clients maximize their ROI on the Adobe Marketing Cloud through rapid, on-demand expertise.

Changing the face of technology is deeply important to me. I serve as Chair of the South Florida Tech Hub Women’s Council, where I actively support women in tech and advocate for them to land the roles they deserve.

My passion for AI and data science runs deep — it’s where I began my journey in tech. Today, I’m committed to helping organizations build award-winning teams and to opening more doors for women in this space.

I founded She Created, a community and retreat experience dedicated to empowering ambitious women to break limits, overcome mindset barriers, and create the life and business they deserve.

Brittany Fox

The holidays hit and suddenly everyone’s sprinting again. Which is exactly why nights like this matter even more.

Inside The Creator’s Table, women step out of the noise and into a room where the conversations land differently. No posturing. No competing. Just real connection with women who lead with intention.

Chef Liz sets the tone with a beautifully 4 course dinner, but it’s the stories, the honesty, and the alignment in the room that change everything.

If you’ve been craving a space to reflect on the year with gratitude, reconnect with yourself, and meet women who actually get your world, join SheCreated on December 10th in partnership with Modern ŌM.

Claim your seat at the table and end the year grounded, grateful, and connected.

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Founder, Focus GTS & She Created | Inc. 5000 | LinkedIn Top Voice | CHIEF | Building tech teams + helping women become the creators of their lives through community & transformational experiences

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