Jamie McGovern

Jamie joined the university in 2020 after more than 20 years in Management Consulting. He graduated from Rice University with a degree in economics and managerial studies, then embarked on a career working with global organizations across a variety of industries, including media & entertainment, financial services, consumer products, life sciences and biopharmaceuticals, energy & utilities, and industrial manufacturing. Over the span of his consulting career, he progressed from an entry-level analyst working on human capital strategy and technology, to a service line executive, managing director, and partner, responsible for solutioning, selling, and delivering global transformational engagements for some of the largest public and private sector entities in the world. Jamie’s international experience included project engagements and international assignments in Paris, London, Madrid, Málaga, Rome, Brussels, Vienna, Singapore, Tokyo, Beijing, and Sao Paulo. Internally, he was responsible for more than 80 direct and indirect reporting practitioners, and in his client-facing work he led diverse, cross-border teams of more than 100 practitioners engaged in the design and delivery of functional and technical solutions. 

Jamie later co-founded and led a data science consultancy with a socially beneficial mission, creating career and mobility opportunities for historically underserved populations. That organization worked with supply chain, bio-pharma, and media & public relations entities to make their data useful by cleaning, consolidating, modeling, and visualizing large structured and unstructured data sets, in an effort to drive intelligent strategic decisions, optimize business processes, and create competitive advantages in the market.

To assist students, Jamie:

• Teaches Professional Skills for Statisticians I and Professional Skills for Statisticians II
• Counsels MADS students in the job search process and navigating a highly dynamic job market
• Meets with students one-on-one to discuss personal and professional goals
• Prepares students for technical interviews
• Helps students negotiate job offers
• Meets with prospective students

Teraya White

Academic Program Manager, Master of Science in Applied Data Science

Teraya joined the university in 2020. She leverages 20+ years of experience identifying and developing resources to actively contribute to the region's emergence as an innovation hub and destination for top talent. Her work experience extends from higher education, human capital management, and talent acquisition. As the Academic Program Manager for MADS, Teraya works closely with current MADS students and prospective students. She is a champion for diversity, equity, and inclusion within the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences, expanding CMU's recruiting presence at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and presenting educational opportunities to historically underrepresented groups at the American Statistical Society-sponsored StatFest conference. Teraya also assists with the popular Pittsburgh Women in Data Science conference (WiDS), featuring thought leadership shared by women speakers from academia and industry.

To assist students, Teraya:

• Connects students to the campus, curriculum, community, and careers
• Builds and maintains relationships with students from the full cycle of applicant to alumni
• Handles all student-related academic actions including registration, advising, and certification for graduation
• Serves as the first point of contact to handle all inquiries from prospective students
• Coordinates virtual information sessions for prospective students and admitted students
• Participates in recruiting activities to engage prospective employers
• Creates a weekly e-newsletter for all admitted students
• Onboards new students to the program