Carl Bialik is a seasoned data journalist and leader with 11 years of experience translating complex datasets into clear polling, analysis, and stories for national audiences. As VP of Data Science and U.S. Politics Editor at YouGov he leads polling content, data visualizations, and cross-platform collaborations with outlets like The Economist and Yahoo News. His background includes shaping data-driven storytelling at Yelp and FiveThirtyEight and a decade-plus of analytics columns and reporting at The Wall Street Journal, where he wrote the Numbers Guy column. Trained in mathematics and physics at Yale, he combines quantitative rigor with editorial judgment to make numbers actionable and engaging. Known for bridging newsroom and technical teams, he routinely turns survey methodology and messy civic data into accessible narratives and visualizations. A New York–based editor who quietly blends deep statistical chops with a reporter’s instinct for what makes data matter to readers.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bronx High School of Science
Bachelor of Science - BS Mathematics and Physics, Bachelor of Science - BS Mathematics and Physics at Yale University
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Carl Bialik - VP Of Data Science And U.S. Politics Editor