Douglas Laney is a prominent expert in data, analytics, and AI strategy, currently serving as a Research and Advisory Fellow at BARC since November 2024. Laney has extensive teaching experience, including faculty roles at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where courses focused on data monetization and analytics maturity are delivered. With contributions as a writer for Forbes and guest lecturer at various prestigious business schools, Laney also held significant positions at West Monroe, Caserta, Gartner, Deloitte Consulting, and BMC Software, where expertise in infonomics and data strategy was applied. Laney holds a BS in Software Engineering and Business Administration from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.