Daren Brabham is a Sr. Director, Analyst on the Business Analytics & Data Science team with Gartner for Technical Professionals. Dr. Brabham provides guidance on business intelligence, analytics, data visualization, data and analytics governance, crowdsourcing, data literacy, and BI adoption.
Prior to his return to Gartner, Mr. Brabham was a professor of new media studies and strategic communication, publishing pioneering research on crowdsourcing, crowdfunding and online communities. He has also independently consulted companies in the creation of crowdsourcing systems and the management of online communities.
University of Southern California
Assistant Professor
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Assistant Professor
Burton Group/Gartner
User Experience Designer
Education Digital Transformation and Innovation
Government Digital Transformation and Innovation
Business Analytics and Artificial Intelligence for Technical Professionals
Data Management Solutions for Technical Professionals
Executive Leadership: Digital Business Transformation
Ph.D., Communication, University of Utah
M.S., Communication, University of Utah
B.A., Communication & Religion (double major), Trinity University
1Analytics, business intelligence, and data visualization strategies and architectures
2Comparing and selecting modern BI and analytics tools
3Helping technical professionals use data for professional effectiveness and communicating the value of data
4Data literacy, BI adoption, and metrics for the growth of data and analytics initatives
5Data and analytics governance strategy, organizational patterns, and tools