Speaking to Data Professionals, Current and ASPIRING
Inspire and Elevate Your Analytics Game
Speaking Engagements
Signature Topics: Practical, Strategic, and Human-Centered
Dr. Duru delivers engaging talks tailored to professional teams, students, and educators. Each talk is informed by decades of experience building, leading, and advising data organizations.
Topics include:
- How to Build a Center of Data Excellence
- The Role of Data Teams in Organizational Change
- From Dashboards to Decisions: Creating a Data-Driven Culture
- Bridging Strategy and Operations with Data
- What Students Should Know About Data Careers
Dr. Duru adapts each engagement to your context—whether a keynote, fireside chat, lecture, or workshop.
Why Choose Dr. Duru
- 25+ years across startups, big tech, and mission-driven organizations
- Expertise in analytics leadership, pricing strategy, and data infrastructure
- Recognized speaker and published researcher with multiple awards
- Deep understanding of both corporate and academic environments
- Proven ability to make complex concepts accessible and actionable
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Universities
10+
Organizations
400+
Analytics people touched
1
Yours is the next satisfied audience!
★★★★★
Dr. Duru spoke to my Cross-Cultural Management class several times. He engaged with students, discussed real-world applications of class concepts, and drove home the importance of execution. He is knowledgeable, experienced, and has a natural way with his audience. FIVE STARS!
Professor Peggy Lee, Arizona State University, Department of Management and Entrepreneurship
★★★★★
It really was a phenomenal talk about data. Unlike anything I have heard in the years I have been studying for my role…You functionalized abstract concepts in a way that I have never seen or heard before.
Student and AI Tutor, San Francisco State, Statistical Data Science
Want more than a single talk? Dr. Duru’s data analytics consultancy addresses a wide range of challenges facing today’s organizations. See Ahan Analytics, LLC or just reach out.
✓ Clarity and confidence
✓ EXPERIENCED DATA LEADERSHIP
Areas of Practice
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Analytics
Drive results with data and knowledge. Unleash the power of the Insights Supply Chain.
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Decision Clarity
Leverage well-established principles for decision analysis to confidently execute in any business situation.
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Data
Identify the key data to improve performance. Plug the gaps that constrain insights.
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Pricing Strategy
Align pricing to supply, demand, and organizational objectives. Create the right incentives for customers, employees, and suppliers.
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Operations Planning
Build sustainable and optimized processes for an effective organization.
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Execution
Transform analytics and clarity into action. Establish a learning organization.
Frequently Asked Questions
Topics?
A wide range.
AI Ready?
I am your human in the loop. Let’s speak!
Do you know data?
Yes, I do. We have gotten along well for over 30 years.
What are your rates?
Let’s speak. My mission-driven priority is inspiration. I volunteer with non-profits. Otherwise, I will work with your budget to make a plan that works for you.
When are you available?
Ready when you are. Let’s speak!