Data is a key aspect of what we do at Hymans Robertson. As a data scientist, this is incredibly timely, and fortunate, for me.

Being a part of the firm, for almost three years now, I have seen first-hand Hymans’ desire to foster a data-driven culture that encourages innovation and efficiency and gives people the information they need to make sound decisions. A significant portion of that revolves around our clients. In a sense, our role is to advise them on how to manage the financial risks that come with not knowing what the future holds.

To do that, we need to take advantage of Data Science. Without delving into the controversial subject of what Data Science is, my favourite definition comes from Cassie Kozyrkov, Chief Decision Scientist at Google. “Data Science is the discipline of making data useful”.

Making data useful is something that we, within the firm, have been doing for a long time but may not have publicised that much. That is all about to change.Our collaboration with Data Idols and the Data Science Festival is one of our more recent initiatives. Last year, we participated in their Summer School Session, offering an Introduction to Statistics short course. This year, we participated in the Data Science Festival Sandbox sessions.