Our Mission
Train the next generation in using data for development in underserved communities.
Build demand and capacity for data use in social impact organizations.
Connect those trained on data use with the growing market for their skills.
Our Vision
A world where data analytics drives development.
And...
A next generation of empowered data to insight specialists or, what we’d like to call, a next generation of John Snows.
Who was John Snow?
John Snow was an English physician in the 1800s commonly known as a founder of epidemiology. He is best known for his use of a point-based mapping system to track and minimize the English cholera epidemic by connecting it to a specific water source. His use of data to solve a public health crisis is a driving force behind DE’s purpose.
Our Team (click on photo to view bio)
Prem Durairaj, MS-MBA
Head of Business Strategy and Operations; Co-Founder
Mariangela Ugel Arcila
Data Literacy & Visualization Trainer
Xan Paxton, MSPH
Head of Data Insights
Delmira Cristina Ravago Bastardo
Data Literacy & Visualization Trainer
Rob Segan, MPH, MBA
Head of Technical Direction;
Co-Founder
Jingjing Zhang
Data Science Intern
D4WN Data.org Project
DE Advisory Board
Dr. Monita Baba-Djara
Program Director,
Global Health MPH
Loma Linda University
Darlene Irby
Director of Digital Health and Health Information
Jhpiego
Dr. Joyce Malyn-Smith
Director of Strategic Initiatives in Workforce and Human Development
EDC
Bobby Jefferson
Chief Technology Officer
DAI Global Health
Dr. Jonathan Schwabish
Data Visualization Specialist
PolicyViz / Urban Institute
Dr. James Wolff, MD
Assoc. Professor
BU School of Public Health
DE Advisory Board
Dr. Monita Baba-Djara
Program Director,
Global Health MPH
Loma Linda University
Dr. Joyce Malyn-Smith
Director of Strategic Initiatives in Workforce and Human Development
EDC
Darlene Irby
Director of Digital Health and Health Information
Jhpiego
Stephen Rahaim
Senior Principal Specialist,
Global Health
DAI
Bobby Jefferson
Chief Technology Officer
DAI Global Health
Dr. Jonathan Schwabish
Data Visualization Specialist
PolicyViz / Urban Institute
Dr. James Wolff, MD
Assoc. Professor
BU School of Public Health
Our Story
Rob and Prem met at Boston University’s Questrom School of Management in 2009. Having diverse backgrounds, they connected on their passion for development (both domestic and international), social impact, and how data could be used to benefit under served populations. Later on, they worked together in DC at Palladium, an international development government contractor, where they won more than $1B in contracts and grants for the business.
Having longstanding interests in utilizing data analytics to improve on development, Rob and Prem began their journey with Data Elevates in 2020.
