Unni Nambudripad

New York, NY, USA

  1. Data
  2. Microsoft Excel
  3. Data Analytics
  4. Customer Insights
  5. Management Consulting
  6. Chief Data Officer

Data & Analytics Leader, ex-Management Consultant

Unni Nambudripad is a senior Data & Analytics leader with over 25 years of experience spanning technology, management consulting, and data leadership. He has built analytics capabilities from the ground up as the first hire and scaled mature data organizations - across healthcare, financial services, B2B SaaS, CPG, retail, and manufacturing.

Unni brings a rare combination: the strategic perspective to align data initiatives with business outcomes and the hands-on expertise to architect and de…

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Experience

  • Happier Living

    Happier Living

    VP, Head of Data & Analytics

    Mar 2023 - Present

    At Happier Living, we enrich every facet of your life, focusing on mental health through a holistic approach with a range of mental health professionals, offering telehealth services to ensure comfort and convenience.

    • Built a centralized data & analytics team that supported all functions within the organization; designed measurement frameworks, built roadmaps and development processes
    • Led the development of a supply-demand model that delivered decisions on clinician hiring & licensing needs
    • Architected a complete migration of RCM reporting from legacy systems to modern reporting systems that drove higher velocity and yield from revenue recognition to cash collection
  • Candid™

    Candid™

    VP, Head of Data & Analytics

    Jan 2021 - Apr 2023

    Candid™ is revolutionizing oral health with technology-driven care, offering clear aligners for a healthier, straighter smile through remote diagnostics and treatments.

    • Expanded and restructured the Data & Analytics team, integrating analytics engineering, marketing analytics, and data science to scale data product delivery.
    • Spearheaded major improvements in data infrastructure, transitioning Candid™ to a modern data stack and significantly enhancing data trust and access across the organization.
    • Led analytical projects to measure initiative effectiveness and operationalize data across Marketing, Product, Go-To-Market, and Operations, driving informed decision-making.
  • Prudential Financial

    Prudential Financial

    Sr. Director, Marketing Analytics Lead

    Sep 2015 - Jan 2021

    Prudential Financial provides insurance, investment management, and other financial products and services to both retail and institutional customers.

    • Built and led a marketing analytics team from inception, growing it to 20+ individuals across various locations, establishing an enterprise-wide center of excellence.
    • Drove the adoption of centralized marketing platforms and standardized measurement frameworks within the organization.
    • Implemented advanced analytics for marketing and product decision-making, enhancing content personalization, purchase propensity based targeting, lead scoring, and routing.
  • E*TRADE Financial Corporation

    E*TRADE Financial Corporation

    Director, Business Analytics

    Jun 2011 - Sep 2015

    E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley, a pioneer in online brokerage, facilitates trading and investments through innovative, digital solutions as part of Morgan Stanley.

    • Transformed a reporting team into a high-performance analytical team, fostering close collaborations with business leads to drive targeted analyses for building business cases and tracking key initiatives.
    • Directed deep-dive analytics workstreams to enhance customer and asset acquisition and retention, alongside leading efforts in data enablement and report automation to optimize business intelligence.
  • Mars & Co.

    Mars & Co.

    Strategy Consultant

    Mar 2008 - May 2011

    Mars & Co. is a global strategy consulting firm delivering high impact strategic and operational assistance to elite Fortune 100-sized companies across various industries.

    • Executed strategic engagements that led to quantifiable revenue growth and cost optimization for global clients in diverse sectors including consumer goods, retail, healthcare/pharma, and industrial goods.
    • Delivered fact-based and analytically driven strategic solutions and recommendations, directly contributing to the market intelligence and strategic positioning of major global corporations.
  • A.T. Kearney

    A.T. Kearney

    Associate

    Jul 2006 - Feb 2008

    A.T. Kearney is a global management consulting firm focusing on strategic and operational CEO-agenda issues.

    • Led analytic modules in client engagements for business process re-engineering, identifying pathways for improved efficiency and cost reduction.
    • Developed long-term IT strategies that aligned with clients’ business objectives, facilitating sustainable growth and competitive advantage.
    • Conducted strategic sourcing assessments to optimize procurement processes and supply chain efficiency, achieving significant cost savings for clients.
  • Booz & Company

    Booz & Company

    Summer Associate

    May 2005 - Jul 2005

    Booz & Company is a leading global consulting firm providing management consulting services to help organizations gain a competitive edge.

    • Designed a trading platform solution for a Specialist firm at the NYSE.
  • Infosys

    Infosys

    Software Engineer, Project Lead

    Oct 1999 - Jul 2004

    Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting.

    • Led system customization and process improvement initiatives for CRM customer and field service modules, enhancing operational efficiency.
    • Spearheaded project planning and change management, ensuring on-time and on-budget delivery of critical system updates and integrations.