HDSI Corporate Members are thought leaders who share our commitment to transformational research that will have widespread impact on our greatest challenges. They represent diverse sectors including the life sciences, business consulting, technology, finance, data analytics and publishing.
For HDSI Corporate Members, we provide a single point of entry to Harvard’s data science ecosystem, including facilitated access to Harvard faculty, researchers, and students in data science, and invitations to workshops, seminars, and conferences that showcase the best research and ideas from across the University.
Reach out to Jennifer Chow, HDSI Director of External Engagement, to inquire about speaking at one of our industry seminars or how to become a corporate member.
Member Benefits
Access to HDSI Events
- Priority access to the HDSI annual conference and workshop
- Corporate Members networking opportunities
Visible Recognition
- Acknowledgement as a sponsor at HDSI annual conference and workshop
- Acknowledgement on HDSI website
Facilitated Engagement
- Ongoing opportunities to engage with faculty, students, and researchers
- Opportunities to nominate speakers for HDSI Industry Seminars
Our team of expert navigators works with HDSI Corporate Members to build additional engagement opportunities with the Harvard community, for example
- Streamlining access to datasets for research collaborations
- Facilitating data scientist collaborations
- Exploring sponsored research opportunities
- Participating in student events, including datathons and hackathons
- Contributing as thought leaders to HDSI-led convenings
Founding HDSI Corporate Members
We acknowledge the following companies for being in our initial cohort of Founding HDSI Corporate Members, 2018-2023.
- Amazon
- Bayer
- EARNEST Partners
- Elsevier
- Harmony Analytics
- McKinsey & Company
- Microsoft
Corporate Members News
- Q&A with Liz Grennan + Alex SinglaReflecting on the Spring 2023 Data Leadership Special Series with McKinsey & Company experts Today’s data-built world requires upfront commitments from organizations to be responsible…
- Discussing GIS with the HDSI Faculty Co-DirectorsA geographic information system (GIS) is a spatial computer system that analyzes and maps data by displaying data related to positions on the Earth’s surface….
- Harvard Data Science Initiative Announces the AWS Impact Computing Project at the HDSINew alliance between Harvard Data Science Initiative and Amazon Web Services set to transform how faculty use data to solve the world’s biggest problems…
Corporate Newsletter
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