Susan Bakken

Susan Bakken has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Susan is currently working as the Associate Director of Consultative Analytics at WelbeHealth since November 2021. Prior to this, they worked at Optum as the Senior Manager of Data Analytics from August 2019 to November 2021.

Before joining Optum, Susan held the position of Manager - Marketing Analytics at Life Time Inc. from May 2017 to August 2019. Susan also gained valuable experience as an Analytics Manager at Aimia Inc. from September 2014 to April 2017, and as a Sr. Marketing Analyst at Aimia Inc. from July 2006 to August 2014.

Susan explored entrepreneurship as the Owner of Six Wags Dog Daycare from July 2009 to June 2014. Susan has also worked as a Sr. Programmer/Analyst at PPD from July 2005 to July 2006 and as a SAS Consultant/Trainer at Systems Seminar Consultants from April 2004 to July 2005.

Earlier in their career, Susan served as a Research Programmer/Analyst II at Ingenix from June 2003 to April 2004 and as a Supervisor/Sr. Analyst – Buying Systems Support at Musicland from May 2000 to April 2003. Overall, Susan Bakken has a strong background in analytics and has held various managerial and analytical positions throughout their career.

From 1998 to 2000, Susan Bakken attended the University of Minnesota-Morris, where they pursued a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree. Their field of study during this time was Anthropology/Statistics.