David Svancer, Data Science Lead, Amazon
Friday, November 21, 2025
12:00-1:00 pm
Room 103
Our speaker this week is David Svancer, Data Science Lead at Amazon. David is an experienced data scientist based in the Raleigh area, where he works with organizations to apply data science and machine learning to complex business challenges and to develop innovative data products.
In addition to his industry leadership, David is an adjunct professor of Business Analytics in the Graduate School of Business at George Mason University, where he teaches applied statistics, data analysis, machine learning, and database design.
We hope you’ll join us for an engaging conversation about real-world data science applications and career pathways in the field.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
A Data Science Lead at Amazon typically has a mix of technical, strategic, and leadership responsibilities, focused on driving business impact through data, experimentation, and machine learning.
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. We are driven by the excitement of building technologies, inventing products, and providing services that change lives. We embrace new ways of doing things, make decisions quickly, and are not afraid to fail. We have the scope and capabilities of a large company, and the spirit and heart of a small one. Together, Amazonians research and develop new technologies from Amazon Web Services to Alexa on behalf of our customers: shoppers, sellers, content creators, and developers around the world. Our mission is to be Earth’s most customer-centric company. Our actions, goals, projects, programs, and inventions begin and end with the customer top of mind. You’ll also hear us say that at Amazon, it’s always “Day 1.” What do we mean? That our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon’s very first day – to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and focus on delighting our customers.