Ryan den Rooijen

Former Chief Strategy, Chief Ecommerce, & Chief Data Officer. Currently consultant to private equity.

Introducing the API Team: Assets, Products, Impact Members Public

I am frequently asked how our data, analytics, and AI team at Chalhoub [http://www.chalhoubgroup.com/] is organised. While data leaders generally agree on roles such as data engineers or data analysts, what their teams' structure and operating model should look like is less clear. Do you stick

Ryan den Rooijen
Ryan den Rooijen
Data & Analytics

Surrogation and the Myth of Social Media Satisfaction Members Public

If there are two activities that have spiked during the Covid-19 epidemic they are digital advertising and social media. It is interesting to note that in theory these are two great antidotes against lockdown malaise. Digital advertising to help companies reach their customers despite distancing and social media to facilitate

Ryan den Rooijen
Ryan den Rooijen
Digital Transformation

Failure Formula: Lessons to Learn From 2020 A Levels Members Public

The GCE Advanced Level qualifications, or A Levels [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GCE_Advanced_Level_(United_Kingdom)], are the most important school leaving qualification in the British school system. They are a critical determinant of whether a student will be accepted by their chosen University. Usually hundreds of thousands

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Ryan den Rooijen
Artificial Intelligence

Chief Executives Need an MBA, with A for Analytics Members Public

If there is one term newscasters seem to enjoy it is "the new normal". Crying fake news seems a bit passé, but I struggle with the proliferation of this phrase. Normal implies a sense of equilibrium, a modicum of order and proportion having been restored. We are not

Ryan den Rooijen
Ryan den Rooijen
Digital Transformation

Data and Analytics Leaders, Now Is Your Time To Shine Members Public

As some countries are slowly reopening, albeit with major concessions to the post-pandemic reality, organisations face a challenging future. Even the most lucrative technology companies are not spared as they struggle with the cultural and mental health implications of employees' prolonged isolation and dispersion. While humans have a tendency

Ryan den Rooijen
Ryan den Rooijen
Data & Analytics

Mental Health Is Perhaps More Important Than Ever Members Public

While analysts prefer to keep a watchful eye on the Coronavirus infection numbers [https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/] it is important to acknowledge the mental impact of the pandemic alongside the physiological. Many are separated from friends and family, facing sudden financial pressures, or struggling to come to terms with

Ryan den Rooijen
Ryan den Rooijen
People & Culture

You No Longer Have the Luxury of Ignoring Data Members Public

Over the past years, many organisations have jumped on the analytics bandwagon in a quest to become more data driven. Whether they promoted senior leaders to champion data across the company, or visibly embarked on the development of data science functions, this was undoubtedly a fertile domain. Yet tales of

Ryan den Rooijen
Ryan den Rooijen
Digital Transformation

Dashboards, Visualisations, and the Illusion of Control Members Public

With the US reporting more than 100,000 people infected with COVID-19 as of March 28, it is clear that things are going to get much worse before they get any better. Knowing what we do about the lack of consistent testing and data collection [https://qstar.ai/ten-data-challenges-we-face-with-covid-19-part-2/] – with

Ryan den Rooijen
Ryan den Rooijen
Data & Analytics