ABOUT THE TALK: It's been a decade since the Harvard Business Review (HBR) article Data Scientist the Sexiest Job of the 21st Century. It's one of the 100 most downloaded articles in the history of HBR and shows how far we've come in a decade. From building companies to the White House, to leading the COVID response, DJ Patil shares key lessons he wishes he knew a decade ago.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER: DJ Patil is an entrepreneur, investor, scientist, and leader in public policy. He is the former U.S. Chief Data Scientist. He has held senior roles in industry, academia, and government and his work has been featured in two Michael Lewis books (The Fifth Risk and Premonition). As a General Partner at GreatPoint Ventures he focuses on building companies in healthcare, enterprise technologies, and national security.

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