Andreas Weigend is a sought-after speaker on big data. His expertise is the future of big data, social-mobile technologies, and consumer behavior. He studies people and the data they create. In today’s increasingly digitized world, consumers share data in unprecedented ways. This Social Data Revolution represents a deep shift in how people make purchasing and lifestyle choices.

Andreas advises companies that want to embrace this new reality of social data. Together, they design interactive platforms and real-time systems that empower them and their customers to make better decisions. As Amazon’s Chief Scientist, he helped create the firm’s data strategy and customer-centric culture.

Andreas teaches at Stanford University and UC Berkeley and directs the Social Data Lab. As a speaker, Andreas Weigend can often be seen at corporate events and top conferences around the globe. He received his Ph.D. in Physics from Stanford University after studying in Germany and Cambridge, UK. He lives in San Francisco and Shanghai.