Instructors
Joel Witten
Joel is the Head of Analytics and Data Engineering at Venmo. Prior to that, he was a Data Scientist at Squarespace and before that, a Quantitative Trader. Joel received a Masters in Statistics from Columbia University, and has subsequently taught Marketing Analytics at NYU and Data Science at General Assembly. Aside from his love of analyzing, teaching, and breathing data, Joel dabbles in Kombucha brewing and is a ping pong aficionado.
alan jou
Alan is a Product Manager at Skillshare, where he leverages data to drive impactful product decisions. Prior to that, he was the Growth Lead on the Strategy & Analytics team at Squarespace, and helped grow the company user base by 10x. Alan is passionate about exploring synergies between data, product, and marketing, to drive growth. When he’s not brainstorming growth strategies, Alan is cooking up a storm or venturing in the outdoors.