Roopesh Varier | Vice President, Data and Analytics, SmartAsset

Roopesh Varier is a distinguished data professional with an illustrious career spanning over two decades, marked by engagements across multiple Fortune 500 corporations. His expertise has been instrumental in establishing and leading data science and analytics divisions within a diverse range of industries including technology, finance, entertainment, and healthcare. Noteworthy among his accomplishments is his seminal role in orchestrating the initial big data warehouse at Symantec, accelerating the adoption and scaling of big data infrastructures within American Express, and delineating the key metrics pivotal to Roku’s IPO. Currently, Varier leads the Data & Analytics charter at SmartAsset, a forward-thinking FinTech startup. He is active in the academic sector teaching Data Strategy and related courses. He used to teach at Hult and currently teaches at U.C. Berkeley.