About Me
Overview:
Matt Ruffner is currently working at Horizon Media as a Senior Analyst in the Advanced Analytics department where he provides analytics in support of client media engagements.
Previously, he worked as a Data & Technology Associate at Ankura.
He is a recent graduate of the Masters of Science in Business Analytics program from the University of Texas at Austin where he concurrenly worked for Vestergaard as a SmartNet Initiative intern.
In May of 2020, Matt graduated with degrees in Astronomy and Physics as well as completed a Mathematics certificate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
In his free time, Matt enjoys rock climbing, hanging out with friends, and exploring the intersection of sports and data.
Relevant Work History:
• Data & Technology Associate at Ankura
• Smartnet Initiative intern at Vestergaard
Education:
• B.S. - University of Wisconsin-Madison
• M.S. - University of Texas at Austin
Extracurricular Involvements:
• University of Wisconsin Astronomy Club Treasurer
Coursework:
Business Analytics at the University of Texas
• Predictive Modeling
• Data Analytics Programming
• Advanced Predictive Modeling
• Text Analysis
• Decision Analysis
• Intro to Data Management
• Financial Management
• Supply Chain Analytics
• Learning Structures & Time Series
• Stochastic Control & Optimization
• Advanced Data Analytics in Marketing
• Social Media Analytics
• Financial Technology
• Social Media Analytics
University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Physics
• Mathematics
• Statistics
• Computer Science (R & Python)
