Alex Caffarini

Alex Caffarini has a diverse work experience, beginning in 2005 when they were Manager of Promotional Planning & Assessment at Walgreens. In 2006, they were a Consultant at Willard Bishop, where they utilized their expertise in data mining, market-sizing, and statistical analysis to perform complex analytics of retail point-of-sale (POS) data for CPG manufacturers. In 2007, they were Market Research Manager at the American Medical Association, where they served as internal research and analytics consultant to the AMA's Membership team. From 2008-2014, they were President of Analysights, LLC, where they helped companies use marketing analytics to improve strategic decision making. In 2014, they became Manager of Marketing Analytics at Astellas Pharma, where they helped the Xtandi marketing team and oncology sales force recognize which patients would benefit most from being prescribed Xtandi for treatment of metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). In 2017, they became a Lecturer at the Quinlan School of Business, Loyola University Chicago, teaching Database Systems to students in the School of Business Administration. In 2021, they became Manager of Analytics & Market Research - Hematology at The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson. Theirmost recent position is Forecasting & Analytics Manager at Burpee Gardening, which they began in 2022.

Alex Caffarini's education history includes a Bachelor of Business Administration in Economics from Loyola University Chicago, which they obtained between 1990 and 1994. Alex then went on to pursue an MBA in Marketing and Finance from Loyola University Chicago, which they completed between 1999 and 2003. Additionally, they attended Bloom High School from 1986 to 1990. Alex has also obtained various certifications, such as "Leading Teams: Developing as a Leader" from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in January 2023, "Data Collection and Processing with Python" from the University of Michigan in March 2022, and "Python Basics" from the University of Michigan in October 2021. Other certifications include "Strategic Thinking" from LinkedIn in February 2021, "Data Visualization with Python" from Coursera in July 2020, and "The Data Scientist’s Toolbox" from Coursera in June 2016.