Josh Yazman
Research Director at Freelance
Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJosh Yazman is a data-driven research director with eight years of analytics experience and a decade-long track record helping progressive campaigns and organizations turn voter and survey data into actionable strategy. Currently leading research at Catalist, he authors influential post-election analyses, manages large-scale polling projects, and continuously refines voter models and psychographic/media-consumption tools. His background spans startups and firms like Civis and BlueLabs, where he built tracking surveys, led Spanish-language outreach, and scaled message-testing and forecasting infrastructure. Josh pairs technical chops in R and Python automation with hands-on field experience—from running seven-person field teams to co-founding a political analytics shop—so he communicates insights to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders. He’s comfortable in full-time or consulting roles and has a Master’s in Predictive Analytics, which underpins his focus on model validation and practical improvements to vendor tools. An unexpected strength: he has repeatedly reduced manual processes (e.g., sample development) from hours to minutes, freeing teams to focus on strategy.
8 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Virginia TechHigh School, High School at Marshall High SchoolMaster’s Degree, Predictive Analytics, Master’s Degree, Predictive Analytics at Northwestern UniversityCertificate of Completion, Data Analysis, Certificate of Completion, Data Analysis at General AssemblySemester in Washington Program, Politics and Public Policy, Semester in Washington Program, Politics and Public Policy at Georgetown University
Github Skills (18)
google-trends8
google5
r-package3
r2
visualization2
polygons2
crossword2
geography2
geospatial1
geojson1
imdb1
grids1
javascript1
survey1
monkey1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
joshyazman/joshyazman.github.io
Mar 2018 - Jun 2021
Contributions:230 pushes in 3 years 3 months
jekyll-blogjekylljekyll-thememinutes
joshyazman/northwestern
Sep 2017 - Nov 2018
Contributions:32 commits, 31 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 2 months
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