Walter Hurst

Walter Hurst has a diverse and extensive work experience. Walter started their career as a Senior Consultant at Andersen Consulting (Accenture) in 1994, where they managed teams and designed enterprise systems. Walter then worked at Sage IT Partners, Metamor Worldwide, and Xpedior as a Technical Architect and Manager, overseeing various consulting engagements for Fortune 500 companies.

In 1999, Walter founded Wakesoft, a successful startup that offered a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) platform. Walter held multiple roles in the company, including Founder, CTO, and engineering lead. Walter was responsible for product development, sales, customer relationship management, and company strategy.

Walter later joined Trovix in 2006 as a Senior Software Architect, focusing on search engine technology. Walter played a key role in launching the trovix.com consumer portal. Trovix was acquired by Monster in 2008, and Walter continued to work as a Senior Software Engineer, architecting scalable resume processing systems.

In 2015, Walter joined Page Street Technology Partners as a Principal, where they provided technology consulting services, including architecture analysis, system design, and implementation for various clients.

From 2015 to 2022, Walter worked at Boku, a mobile payments company, in different roles, including Director of Business Intelligence, VP of Data and Infrastructure, and VP of Data and Security. Walter led teams responsible for business intelligence, data platforms, fraud prevention, and security.

In 2022, Walter joined Barnes & Noble Education as the VP of Data Platform and Insights, where they led the data organization for the digital student solutions business unit, Bartleby. Their focus was on improving data accessibility and utilization to enhance academic performance.

Most recently, Walter became the Head of Data Platform Engineering at Early Warning/Zelle in 2023. Walter oversees the data engineering and data environments, processing large volumes of financial data to support risk assessment and decision-making.

Overall, Walter Hurst has a strong background in data engineering, business intelligence, technology leadership, and strategy, with experience in both startup and corporate environments.

Walter Hurst holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering (B.S.E.) in Computer Engineering from the University of Michigan. The specific start and end years of their education are not provided.