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Hiring and Leading Diverse Analytics Teams with Kira Wetzel

Jun 2, 2022
27:57

Overview

In this episode you will learn how to optimize your analytics team, make a business case, and hire diverse individuals. Our guest is Kira Wetzel, Head of Data and Analytics Engineering, Architecture, and Governance for Reality Labs Operations at Meta. Kira is a true leader and has built an incredibly diverse team. In addition, Kira shares why it’s important to expose girls to working with data and how Girls + Data has provided this access to 700+ girls.  


About Kira Wetzel

Kira is the Head of Data and Analytics Engineering, Architecture, and Governance for Reality Labs Operations at Meta. Along with Meta, she has worked at Apple and been a consultant. Prior to starting in data she was a high school math teacher which is the reason she founded Girls + Data, a non-profit which provides middle school girls with learning opportunities in data and analytics. 


Social Handles

LinkedIn              http://www.linkedin.com/in/kirawetzel


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