Nicholas Drake
Director, RI Data Solutions Strategist
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolNicholas Drake is a data-driven leader with eight years of experience translating complex datasets into operational decisions, currently serving as Director and RI Data Solutions Strategist at Nuveen. He advanced through roles in ESG data management, automation, and analytics, combining Python automation, SQL, and Tableau to streamline workflows and build governance around responsible-investment metrics. A Northwestern MS in Data Science complements his business background in marketing, enabling him to bridge technical teams and executive stakeholders effectively. Nicholas also explores concurrent, distributed, and agentic systems in his GitHub interests, signaling a deeper curiosity about scalable architectures beyond traditional BI. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic data strategies that reduce risk, inform stewardship, and scale repeatable processes across investment operations.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) Marketing, Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) Marketing at Dominican UniversityMaster of Science - MS Data Science, Master of Science - MS Data Science at Northwestern University
Github Skills (24)
python8
deep-learning8
tensorflow8
machine-learning8
science7
cli6
neural-network6
stata6
azure-container-apps6
computer-science5
azure5
ai5
deep-neural-networks5
ml5
spark5
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
lao8n/bristol_battlestar
Feb 2019 - May 2019
University of Bristol MSc Computer Science Software Engineering Group Project. Top mark in the year
Contributions:209 commits, 110 PRs, 194 pushes in 3 months
bristolsciencescience-softwarecomputer-sciencemsc
lao8n/leet_algos
Dec 2020 - Jul 2026
Contributions:403 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 7 months
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