Jeff Kanel

INTRODUCING

Jeff Kanel is a technology leader in the areas of analytics, data warehousing and AI.  Through his 13 years in management consulting, he has distinguished himself as an executive advisor, helping hundreds of clients compete with analytics.

ARCH CITY ANALYTICS

In 2023, Jeff Kanel started Arch City Analytics with the purpose of helping clients get the most value from their data.  Sometimes clients need help with the vision and strategy.  Other times, they need help revitalizing a flagging project or adding structure to their analytics operations.  As the founder of Arch City Analytics, Jeff is committed to earning our client’s trust through exceptional delivery.

AN UNCOMMON BALANCE

With an uncommon balance of technology expertise and business strategy, Jeff can see the big picture.  His guidance is pragmatic, refined through years of challenging projects and client situations.  Jeff recognizes that people and process are critical to achieving business value from analytics, not just technology.  He can help your data team drive technical excellence while helping business stakeholders use analytics to enhance their responsibilities.

CAREER START

Over the past 30 years, Jeff has dedicated his career to solving business problems using data warehousing, analytics, and AI.  He started his career in research as a Chemical Engineer for Abbot Laboratories.  Even at this early stage, Jeff was harnessing the power of analytics to model and optimize manufacturing processes.  His success was a clarion call that led Jeff to professionally dedicate himself to analytics.

PROVING TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE

Jeff moved into industry, employed by companies focused on medical devices, and then population health management.  While at those employers, he functioned as Chief Data Architect for data warehousing and business intelligence.  These jobs instilled in Jeff a particular appreciation for the healthcare industry and the mission to improve people’s lives.

LAUNCH OF A CONSULTING PRACTICE

In 2010, Jeff was invited to start a Data & Analytics service offering for Centric Consulting, a fast-growing national management and technology consulting firm.  This allowed Jeff to move from a purely technical role to building product offerings, leading business development, and managing teams of consultants.

ADVISING CLIENT EXECUTIVES

Most importantly, consulting allowed Jeff to work directly with client executives.  He developed a practical approach to designing data strategies, steering data programs, executing complex technical implementations, and generally advising corporate leadership on how to ensure success of their analytics initiatives.