Loretta Chan

Loretta Chan is a Lead Data Scientist at TRANZACT, starting in May 2021. Prior to joining TRANZACT, they worked at Jewelers Mutual Insurance Group as a Senior Data Scientist and Data Scientist II from May 2018 to May 2021. Loretta also served as a Consultant in Advanced Analytics at Novartis / Ipsos Healthcare from November 2017 to April 2018, where they developed a marketing tactics attribution framework using Markov chains. Before that, they were the Vice President of Advanced Analytics at Ipsos Loyalty from February 2015 to October 2017. Loretta's career in analytics and research began at Ipsos where they held the position of Director, Marketing Sciences from September 2007 to February 2015. Loretta started their professional journey as a Senior Statistical Analyst at Kline & Company from September 2003 to September 2007 and as a Research Analyst at IGT from 2001 to 2003.

Loretta Chan holds a Master's degree in Engineering from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Department of Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems. Loretta also has an MBA in Management with a focus on Market Research from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Lally School of Management. Additionally, they have a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Design/Architecture from SUNY Buffalo and a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Design from the University at Buffalo's Department of Architecture and Planning. Loretta has obtained various certifications in the field of AI, machine learning, data science, and visualization from institutions such as MIT Professional Education, Coursera, LinkedIn, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.