Andy Heekin

Andy Heekin is a Senior Principal Data Scientist at Optum, where they focus on risk adjustment and clinical decision support, leading a team to develop models that predict patient outcomes. Prior to this role, they served as a Principal Data Scientist at Optum, tackling complex problems across various business lines and mentoring fellow data scientists. Andy's extensive background includes positions as a Research Computational Biologist at USDA-ARS and a Research Scientist with the US Airforce Research Lab. They hold a Ph.D. from George Mason University and an M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin.