Wes Chaar

Chief Data & Analytics Officer at Fyllo

Over the course of his 20+ years career, Wes has driven industry-leading innovation, applying his skills to work on various revenue management, pricing, channel distribution, consumer choice modeling, scheduling, CRM, audience targeting, media, marketing problems that drove business results. His experience spans the airlines, hospitality, CPG, retail, media, and marketing sectors.

Wes has also established himself as a leading thinker and expert in the Analytics and Data Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and Data Fusion fields. He has published in various journals and proceedings, including IEEE Transactions, M&SOM, AAS, INFORMS Journal on Applied Anaytics (formerly Interfaces), and others, and has presented at various conferences spanning various industry sectors. He is a member of IEEE, INFORMS, and I-COM.
 
His work has been recognized, including receiving an Emmy for Engineering and Technology (Turner team), the INFORMS Innovative Applications of Analytics Award, the ANA Genius Awards for Marketing Analytics Science, the ANA Genius Awards for Excellence in Pioneering Analytics Innovation, the ARF’s Great Mind Award in Analytics Leadership, Corinium’sTop 100 Innovators in Data & Analytics for the Americas, a finalist for the Wagner Prize for Excellence in Operations Research Practice, and a finalist for the Edelman Award for Achievement in Operations Research and Advanced Analytics.
 
Wes attained his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin.