Yasmine Ndassa, Ph.D.
Data Storyteller | AI Strategist | Business Strategist | Innovator | Analytics Thought Leader | Author | Speaker
STRATEGY, AI AND INSIGHTS GLOBAL EXECUTIVE
Published analytics thought leader with strong strategy and technical background passionate about creating data-based insights through data storytelling. AI strategist with expertise in applying process mapping to identify and quantify AI opportunities in business processes. Experienced executive with demonstrated track record influencing C-suite to make data-informed decisions to drive margin growth, reduce costs and mitigate risk (ROI). Relentless advocate of building diverse teams (gender, education, culture) and fostering inclusion. International cultural background (France, Cameroon); Drexel LeBow Business Analytics Advisory Council Member; NAMIC National Board of Directors. Fluent in French, and Spanish. Core competencies include:
Strategy • AI • Analytics • Process Automation • Stakeholder Management • DEIB • Leadership
Most recent accomplishment: Applied GenAI for Digital Transformation program, MIT, 2024
Analytics Thought Leader
Strong strategy and analytical background (Meta, AWS, Comcast, BCG; Ph.D. Biophysics, Harvard) with a keen focus on creating data-based insights to enable data-driven business decision making
Uniquely skilled at analyzing complex strategic problems by layering process, people and technology to achieve sustainable and innovative solutions with measurable business impact
Analytics experience spanning People, Business Process and Sales Operations Analytics, with focus on work flow automation and Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Business Strategist
Data storyteller with extensive experience influencing executive leaders to use data to make informed decisions
Authentic leader with a passion for leading through people by leveraging their strengths to drive innovation and performance
Adjunct Professor and Analytics Council Member for Drexel LeBow School of Business, Center for Business Analytics.
DEIB & STEM Champion
Relentless advocate of building diverse teams (gender, education, culture) and fostering inclusion to drive belonging
International cultural background (France, Cameroon); poliglot (French, Spanish)
Highlights: National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications, Inc. (NAMIC); Internet Essentials Ambassador; Xfinity Consumer Services DE&I Committee Leadership Team; Meyerhoff Scholars alumna + recruiter
Publications
2023: Lawrence Harvey Podcast: 'Disruptive Leaders in Tech' Episode 6
2020: ThoughtSpot Blog - "Meet The Analyst of the Future"
2016: Proteomic Landscape of Tissue-Specific Cyclin E Functions in Vivo (PLoS Genet. 2016 Nov; 12(11): e1006429)
2006: Improved immobilized metal affinity chromatography for large-scale phosphoproteomics applications (J Proteome Res. 2006 Oct;5(10):2789-99
2002: Structure of the N-terminal 283-residue fragment of the immature HIV-1 Gag polyprotein (Nat Struct Biol. 2002 Jul;9(7):537-43) Chun Tang, Yasmine Ndassa, Michael F Summers
1999: 1H, 13C and 15N chemical shift assignments of the capsid protein from Rous sarcoma virus (J Biomol NMR. 1999 Nov;15(3):267-8), R Campos-Olivas, J L Newman, Y Ndassa, M F Summers
Talks
2019: Tableau Conference TC19 - "Comcast: Measuring and Visualizing Sales Excellence" (co-presented with Jim Multari, MBA)
2016: Drexel LeBow College of Business, Center for Business Analytics - "Choose Your Sandbox"
2007: 55th American Society for Mass Spectrometry Conference on Mass Spectrometry & Allied Topics - "Tissue Proteomics: Characterization of Cyclin E1 and cyclin D1 Multiprotein Complexes Derived from Primary Tissue by LC-MS/MS" (Conference book)
2002: Ph.D. Research @ 20th Anniversary for Meyerhoff Scholars Program - "Cyclin E1 Proteomics"
Media Coverage
2020: NYU Tandon School of Engineering Women in STEM Summit - Keynote
2019: Harvard Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, Biophysics Program 60th Anniversary - Career panel participant
2018: Meyerhoff Scholars Day at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Engineering and Applied Science - MPA Newsletter, p10
2017: PA Conference for Women - STEM Education
2013: NAMIC Philadelphia Paragon Award - NBC10
