Summary
Mark Rowland is a Lead Data Scientist based in Bristol with three decades of hands-on experience in data science and analytics across financial services, retail and the charity sector. He combines deep quantitative training (MSc in Operational Research, BSc in Mathematics, Statistics and OR) with practical delivery in major UK firms including Lloyds, NatWest, TSB, Next and now Wealthify. Known for translating complex analytics into business impact, he has led production projects spanning risk, customer insight and operational analytics. Comfortable operating at both senior and hands-on levels, he brings institutional knowledge from long tenures and the agility of recent fintech and retail roles. A rare continuity across 30 years of practice suggests strong institutional memory and an ability to modernize legacy analytics into contemporary data science solutions.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
BSc, Mathematics, Statistics and Operational Research, BSc, Mathematics, Statistics and Operational Research at The University of Manchester
MSc, Operational Research, MSc, Operational Research at University of Birmingham