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Data Conversation with Jake Porway

Interviews

Jake Porway, Founder and Executive Director of DataKind, talks about his work to harness the power of data science in service of humanity.

Jake Porway on Data Science for Humanity

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In describing the DataKind mission and the work of its “big-brained and big-hearted nerds,” Founder and Executive Director Jake Porway talks about the predictive and prescriptive power of data, how he first became involved in data for good, his hopes for data science in the social sector, and more.