Andrea Giersdorf

Andrea Giersdorf is the SVP, Data Strategy & Analytics at Zayo Group. Andrea has been with the company since October 2009, and in their current role, they are responsible for developing and leading a team of high-impact employees assigned to the company's key strategic initiatives, implementing solutions across disciplines and functions throughout the organization.

Prior to their current role, Andrea served as the Liaison with senior leadership across disciplines (Revenue Operations, Customer Success, Product, IT, Finance) to maximize efficiencies through process improvements & automation, precise reporting, and actionable data-driven insights. In this role, they were able to successfully translate complex business needs into streamlined processes and specific technical requirements for IT & BI development, project manage the implementation and adoption of solutions.

Andrea has also been instrumental in establishing and directing the Data Science organization, creating the roadmap and leading the prioritization, adoption, and execution of projects through broader organization. Additionally, they have applied their financial and operational expertise to manage data reviews, due diligence, and data/billing integrations related to M&A.

In addition to their data-related responsibilities, Andrea also has direct ownership of IT financial operations, including the IT cost center and headcount/opex/capex budgeting & spend. Andrea also owns the enterprise Billing Operations function and objectively governs operational metrics from quote to cash through application of finance/operations expertise.

Throughout their time at

Andrea Giersdorf's educational career began at Longmont High School. Andrea then attended the Colorado School of Mines, where they earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics. After working for a few years, they decided to pursue an MBA in Corporate Financial Management from the University of Colorado Denver.

They work with Andrés Irlando - President, Zayo, Julie Tschida Brown - Chief People & Culture Officer, and Michael Sharpe - SVP, Network Operations. Their manager is Steve Smith, CEO.