E529 Indrasis Mondal, VP of Data and AI at Niche

E529 Indrasis Mondal, VP of Data and AI at Niche

Author: Alldus International August 26, 2024 Duration: 25:26

Today's guest is Indrasis Mondal, Vice President of Data and AI at Niche. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Niche is the market leader in connecting colleges and schools with students and families. With in-depth profiles on every school and college in America, over 140 million reviews and ratings, and powerful search and data tools, Niche helps millions of students and families find and enroll in the right school for them.

With over 17 years of data science, analytics, ML and AI leadership experience, Indrasis has a strong track record of developing successful data products, capabilities, technologies and organizations in multiple sectors. Currently, Indrasis leads the data & AI organization at Niche where he is responsible for establishing the vision, strategy and capabilities for data democratization. This is to ensure key KPIs and insights are internally accessible for proactive and timely decision-making across the business.

In this episode, Indrasis discusses:

His career journey from Academia to AI roles in aerospace and startups,

How Niche simplifies researching and enrolling in schools,

Utilizing data to connect students and colleges,

Applying AI to match students with suitable colleges,

How the new data team is transforming Niche with AI and ML,

Offering impactful data roles focused on education equity


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