Elizabeth Friend

Elizabeth Friend has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries. Elizabeth started their career at Cummins as a Corporate Statistics and Metrics Expert. Elizabeth then moved on to the Indiana Department of Labor, where they served as the Deputy Commissioner of Quality, Metrics & Statistics. After that, they worked at Booz Allen Hamilton as a Decision Analytics Associate, specializing in performance metrics. Elizabeth then joined Anchor Point Technology Resources as an Application Security Consultant, focusing on IT process and management strategies. Elizabeth later worked at Midcontinent Independent System Operator as an IT Director, overseeing infrastructure and business performance. Currently, they hold the position of Senior Director of Data Governance at Sallie Mae, where they champion data literacy and applies a data governance framework across the enterprise.

Elizabeth Friend holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Indiana University - Kelley School of Business. Elizabeth also has a Master's degree in Business Analytics from the same institution. Prior to that, Elizabeth obtained a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Mathematics & Statistics from Purdue University. No specific information is available about their education at the University of Mary Washington. Elizabeth also holds additional certifications, including ITIL Foundations in IT Service Management, SAFe Program Consultant 4.0 (SPC4.0) from Scaled Agile, Inc., and Six Sigma from SBTI.