Deniz Akar is a seasoned analytics professional with extensive experience in leadership roles at prominent companies. Currently serving as SVP and Group Analytics Leader at MERGE since August 2023, Deniz previously held the position of SVP Group Partner, Business Analytics at UM Worldwide from October 2021 to September 2023. Prior to these roles, Deniz was Executive Director at The NPD Group and spent nearly eight years at Avon, advancing from Manager to Director of Global Marketing Intelligence. Deniz's educational background includes a Post Graduate Diploma in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence from Columbia Engineering, an MBA in Marketing, Strategy, and Finance from Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business, and a degree in Business Administration from Istanbul Technical University.
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MERGE promotes health, wealth and happiness in the world by merging storytelling with technology and offers marketing and technology clients full-service capabilities including strategy, creative communications, experience engineering, performance marketing, media and marketing operations platforms. MERGE has enduring client partnerships with American Express, T-Mobile, LG, Kate Spade NY, Coach, The North Face, Meta, BlueCross BlueShield, Abbott, Supernus, Seqirus, GE Healthcare, Indiana University Health, Nationwide and Fidelity. With 750+ employees across offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Kansas City, Montreal, New York City and Los Angeles, MERGE uses a talent-to-task process that enables clients to think higher and feel deeper about their customers.