Ep. 16: UTSA School of Data Science - David Mongeau, Founding Director

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The University of Texas at San Antonio has selected David Mongeau to serve as the founding director for its School of Data Science. The new school, the first of its kind in Texas, is a key component in UTSA’s phased, 10-year approach to accelerating the development of its Downtown Campus as a destination for producing highly skilled professionals in data science and analytics, advancing economic development in the urban core and creating prosperity for San Antonio. UTSA has long been recognized as a leader in cybersecurity, cloud computing and analytics. It is one of just a few universities in the nation—and the only Hispanic Serving Institution—to hold three National Center of Excellence designations from the National Security Agency and U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Mongeau is well recognized for his success leading data science and analytics research institutes and training programs as well as his unparalleled ability to develop impactful partnerships across government, industry, academia and the philanthropic community to advance collaboration in data science. He will join UTSA from the University of California, Berkeley, where he served as executive director of the Berkeley Institute for Data Science.

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