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.
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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.
Employees & Consultants (click on photo to view bio)
Tina Bullington
Project Coordinator
Data Elevates
Prem Durairaj, MS-MBA
Head of Program Implementation
Co-Founder
Data Elevates
Dr. Ami Gates
Data Science and Education Expert
Consultant
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Meredith Hutchins, MPH
Health Systems Strengthening Specialist
Consultant
Bobby Jefferson
President
Data Elevates
Sarah McRae
Innovation Facilitator and Curriculum Designer
Consultant
Bianca Meneses, MSBA
Data Skills Trainer
Data Elevates
Dalen Nhim, MDM
Business and Social Development
Data Driven Solutions
Consultant
Delmira C. Rávago B, M.Sc.
Data Literacy & Visualization Trainer
Consultant
Carlos Rafael Soto Nava
Data Skills Trainer
Consultant
Cheryl Moder
Collective Impact Expert
Consultant
Dr. Liz Onufer
Online Training Development and Delivery Expert
Consultant
Rob Segan, MPH, MBA
Head of Technical Direction;
Co-Founder
Data Elevates
Emilie Morissette, M.Sc.
FinTech Product Developer
Consultant
Xan Paxton, MSPH
Head of Data Insights
Data Elevates
Mohit Shrestha, MSBA
Data Scientist
Consultant
Dr. Derek Willis, PhD
Health Economist and Global Health and Malaria Expert
Consultant
DE Advisory Board
Dr. Monita Baba-Djara
Program Director,
Global Health MPH
Loma Linda University
Stephen Rahaim, MPH
Senior Director
Global Practice Lead
DAI
Darlene Irby, MPIA
Project Management Consultant
Dr. Jonathan Schwabish
Data Visualization Specialist
PolicyViz / Urban Institute
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Dr. Joyce Malyn-Smith
Director of Strategic Initiatives,
Workforce and Human Development
EDC
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.
