As the Chief Evangelist, Joshua Burkhow helps analysts, managers and executives see the value of analytics in just about every aspect of their day to-day decision making. He balances being both an expert and a practical solutions- oriented user and loves to highlight how automation and productivity can be a basis for delivering amazing outcomes. Joshua’s passion, excitement and raging optimism for analytics and data science have propelled his career from day one and allowed him to see practitioners of all levels change the world for the better. Prior to joining Alteryx, Joshua held a variety of engineering and analyst roles, leading up to being a Global Solution Architect Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Joshua spent more than five years in the United States Marine Corps, ultimately holding the rank of Sergeant.