He is a business founder, CEO, industry thought leader, author, speaker, board member, and advisor. Randy is the author of the bestselling Fail Fast, Learn Faster: Lessons in Data-DrivenLeadership in an Age of Disruption, Big Data, and AI, and a current contributor to Forbes, Harvard Business Review, and MIT Sloan Management Review.

He was founder and CEO of NewVantage Partners (NVP), a data strategy advisory firm that he ran for 20 years prior to its acquisition byParis-based global consultancy, Wavestone, in December 2021. Randycurrently serves as Innovation Fellow, Data Strategy at Wavestone. You can follow him on LinkedIn at RandyBeanNVP.