Akia Obas

Akia Obas has a diverse work experience spanning various roles in data and analytics. Most recently, they served as the Director of Data & Insights at Netlify. Prior to that, they worked as a Limited Partner at Stage 2 Capital Accelerator. They also held positions at HubSpot, where they were a Director of Revenue Operations, Data and Analytics, as well as a Senior Manager of Sales Operations, Data and Analytics. Before that, Akia worked at Criteo, where they held roles such as Senior Manager of Mid-Market Global Platform, Automation & Data Science, and Manager of Data Science and Analytics, Mid-Market Americas. They also gained experience at EMC as a Manager of Analytics and as a Principal Analyst/Data Scientist. Earlier in their career, Akia worked at IDC as a Senior Research Analyst, focusing on global IT spending and emerging markets. They began their career as a Performance Analyst Contractor at Atlantic Trust.

Akia Obas received a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Southern University and A&M College- Baton Rouge, where they studied from 2000 to 2004. Later, from 2005 to 2007, they pursued a Master of Arts degree in Economics from Georgia State University. In 2013, they obtained a certification in Data Science from Dell EMC as an EMC Proven Professional Data Science Associate.