Jeff Ferguson
Deputy Director Of Research Analytics at Analyst Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJeff Ferguson is a research analytics leader with 11 years of experience applying controlled and natural experiments to optimize campaign tactics and strategy. As Deputy Director of Research Analytics at Analyst Institute, he has progressed through analyst and leadership roles since 2016, blending rigorous experimental design with practical data science for political and civic contexts. He has hands-on experience wrangling large voter datasets, building electoral data pipelines, and translating complex findings into actionable tactics for campaigns and partners. Based in Boston, he pairs academic training from the University of Michigan with field-tested skills developed at organizations like the Voting Information Project and Democracy Works. Known for a pragmatic, test-first mindset, he focuses on measurable impact and reproducible methods rather than flashy models. Colleagues rely on him to turn messy real-world data into clear, experiment-driven recommendations that improve outreach and turnout.
11 years of coding experience
University of MichiganSt. Paul's School
German, Japanese, English
Github Skills (2)
dice8
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Github contributions (5)
eleventhend/dice_butler
Jun 2015 - Nov 2019
Contributions:27 commits, 6 PRs, 22 pushes in 4 years 6 months
dice-rollingdicerolling
eleventhend/automatic_bls
May 2015 - Oct 2016
Contributions:2 PRs, 73 pushes, 4 branches in 1 year 4 months
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