
About Ryan den Rooijen
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I am a seasoned executive (ex-Google & Dyson) with deep expertise in unlocking profitable growth through digital transformation and artificial intelligence. I have advised more than a hundred organisations on how the right blend of technical and commercial leadership can deliver a meaningful competitive advantage.
Until recently, I was the Chief Ecommerce Officer of the Middle East's largest luxury retailer, after serving as their Chief Data Officer. Previously, at Dyson, I was the Director of Data, where I worked on topics as diverse as machine learning for digital motor manufacturing and advanced automotive analytics.
At Google, I led the development of the global sales analyst curriculum (later Analytical Academy) after years uncovering new ways of deriving insights from Google's data. Combined with many executive summits, this helped me hone my analytics translator skills. Before that, I worked as a freelance developer.
I have been named one of the top 100 people in data-driven business, top 50 data innovators, and top 10 data futurists. My surname is pronounced "Roy-yen". Start-ups I have invested in include Uncrowd, Omni, Flexa, and Chimnie.
Selected Online Resources
- Remarkable Retail Podcast (April 2023)
- Fast Company Article (Jan 2023)
- Future of Retail Interview by TikTok (Sep 2022)
- Data Leadership Collaborative Article (Jan 2022)
- Images Retail Middle East Interview (Apr 2021)
- Harper's Bazaar Article (Jan 2021)
- AI Everything: AI Adoption Panel Discussion (Jun 2020)
- Data Conversations Over Coffee (Jun 2020)
- Oxford Internet Institute Alumni Profile (Oct 2019)
- Data Leaders Interview (Jul 2018)
- Customer Insight Leaders (Apr 2018)
- Hub and Spoken: Putting your Data Strategy into Action (Mar 2018)
- Leading Change in a Company as the Head of Data (Mar 2018)
- DataIQ (Feb 2018)
- DataIQ (Jan 2018)
- Forbes (Mar 2017)
- Top Tips for Data Storytelling (Jan 2016)
What I Write
My writing generally falls into five categories:
- Artificial Intelligence
- Data & Analytics
- Digital Transformation
- Ecommerce & Omnichannel
- People & Culture
You can find all the posts I have written here.
If you made it this far, congratulations! Have a link to my Spotify playlist :)
— Ryan