Ray Major

Ray Major— Business intelligence thought leader with outstanding track record steering new ventures from concept through development for successful commercialization. Ideal candidate for innovative, product- driven company in a hurry. Realigns organizations in transition due to rapid growth, mergers, acquisitions, or downsizing. A master of metrics (KPI) creation—distilling complex data into strategic insights that add immediate value to strategic decisions which increase profit, maximize efficiency, improve customer experience and build customer loyalty. Collaborative leader whose holistic approach involves all stakeholders to find consensus on direction, strategy, and tactics. Diverse experience encompasses consumer packaged goods, durables, food and beverage, media sales, and retail

Ray Major is a frequent lecture and blogger on successful BI implementations through the alignment of People, Process, Technology and Data. His passion is helping companies get the most out of their BI and analytic systems by becoming data driven.

Prior to holding the CEO, CO and Chief Strategy Officer roles at Halo Business Intelligence, Ray Major was a senior vice president at The Nielsen Company where he oversaw the integration of Claritas, a data collection and predictive analytics firm, into the global Nielsen brand. He headed up B-to-B software development efforts for Equifax National Decision Systems, and also served as a research analyst and statistician, and data jockey for the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG).

Ray Major holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in economics from San Diego State University. You can contact Ray by email at [email protected] and also follow him on Twitter at @majorbi or learn more about him at http://www.raymajor.com/