MIT Sloan Management Review Article on Solving the Advanced Analytics Talent Problem

In the age of big data and AI, building strong advanced analytics capabilities is a strategic imperative for companies. But advanced analytics talent is hard to find, even in the cities that have the most of it. For companies operating outside of the centers of tech gravity — university-fed cities like San Francisco and Beijing — filling machine-learning or analytics posts can be a challenge, but it’s one that forward-thinking companies are meeting with a mix of creative approaches.

About the Author

Chris Brahm is global head of Bain & Company’s Technology and Analytics Group and a partner in the firm’s San Francisco office. He was cofounder and chairman of VoloMetrix, acquired by Microsoft, and the chairman of TSO Logic, acquired by Amazon.

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