{"id":2277,"date":"2023-02-09T15:48:45","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T15:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2023\/speakers\/vinayak-deshpande-copy\/"},"modified":"2023-02-21T13:43:26","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T13:43:26","slug":"walt-degrange","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2023\/speakers\/walt-degrange\/","title":{"rendered":"Walt Degrange"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-2277\" data-postid=\"2277\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-2277 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row dropPadding-bottom tb_axvr600 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_efjo200 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_ick2606 image-top  track behavior tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/analytics2023\/files\/2023\/02\/Walt_Degrange.jpg\" title=\"Walt Degrange\" alt=\"Walt Degrange headshot\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Walt Degrange                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_lqa7033 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_5i8q960   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h1>Walt Degrange<\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"font-size: 23.04px; letter-spacing: -0.6912px;\">Director of Analytics Capabilities at CANA<\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>Walt DeGrange is the Director of Analytics Capabilities for CANA. He recruits, develops, and enables a team of analytics professionals to produce high-level analytics products across federal and commercial domains including operations research studies &amp; analysis, analysis of logistics systems, sports analytics, data and information-based decision support solutions, and data quality &amp; analytic assessments. He is also a faculty member at the University of Arkansas in the Operations Management graduate program, an MBA Executive Advisor at the NC State University Poole School of Management, and the Past Chairperson for the INFORMS SpORts Section. His analytics projects include work with several organizations across the Department of Defense, a Major League Lacrosse (MLL) team, and several commercial organizations. Walt teaches professional analytics courses for both INFORMS and MORS. He also wrote the book Field Guide to Compelling Analytics with Lucia Darrow focusing on how to encourage different audiences to trust and use analytics.<\/p>\n<\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"3mp8944\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_3mp8944 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_e9vc070 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_sk7z506 track behavior  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h6>Track: Behavioral Analytics<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_pal0900   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>How to Produce Compelling Analytics That Makes an Impact<\/h2>\n<p>The presentation focuses on understanding the importance of trust, communication, and experience in addition to analysis in creating compelling analytics to convince others and is based on our book, the Field Guide to Compelling Analytics. 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He recruits, develops, and enables a team of analytics professionals to produce high-level analytics products across federal and commercial domains including operations research studies &amp; analysis, analysis of logistics systems, sports analytics, data and information-based decision support solutions, and data quality &amp; analytic assessments. He is also a faculty member at the University of Arkansas in the Operations Management graduate program, an MBA Executive Advisor at the NC State University Poole School of Management, and the Past Chairperson for the INFORMS SpORts Section. His analytics projects include work with several organizations across the Department of Defense, a Major League Lacrosse (MLL) team, and several commercial organizations. Walt teaches professional analytics courses for both INFORMS and MORS. 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