Summary
Jesse Fagan is a data science leader with 11 years of hands-on experience and a 15-year track record in data collection, cleaning, modeling, visualization, and storytelling, now serving as Director of Data Science Delivery at Blend. He builds high-functioning, resilient teams across global and multi-cultural environments, with a demonstrated ability to centralize knowledge, standardize QA processes, and reduce delivery errors. Jesse combines academic rigor—a PhD in Management and a history of launching a profitable Business Analytics master's program—with practical impact, having automated reporting workflows that cut delivery time by 90% and overseen substantial monthly deliverables. He mentors early-career data scientists to apply domain knowledge to root-cause problems and has translated organizational network analysis into actionable strategies for more than a dozen clients. Known for revealing invisible organizational dynamics, he blends research publications and teaching success with product-focused delivery in both corporate and nonprofit settings.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
BA, BS, MA, English, Mathematics, Sociology, BA, BS, MA, English, Mathematics, Sociology at Colorado State University
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Management, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Management at University of Kentucky