Frank, funny, and full of great stories Jill Dyché has been thinking, writing and speaking about data and analytics for over two decades. In her career as a management consultant and executive advisor, she’s helped companies deliver strategic change. And as a popular author, she has both educated and entertained her many readers.

Jill was co-founder of Baseline Consulting, an analytics and data strategy firm , where she worked with clients to fuel organizational change, align technology with strategy, and drive growth. Companies like Charles Schwab, Verizon, HSBC, and Microsoft have relied on Jill’s guidance. Since Baseline was acquired in 2012, Jill has balanced a successful career as an executive and strategy consultant with her passion for animal rescue.

A globetrotter throughout her career, Jill has lived in far flung locales including Paris, London, and Sydney. She speaks at industry conferences and leading business schools and has written f our books on the business value of technology . Her latest, The New IT (McGraw Hill), profiles technology change agents. It was named one o f ITPro’s “25 Best Books for IT Leaders” and one of Inc.’s “60 Great Business and Leadership Books Written by Women.” Jill was named one of the “12 Most Influential Women in Big Data and Data Science” by Information Week and one of Retail Leader’s “Women t o Watch.”

As Executive Director of Outta the Cage, a non profit focused on giving visibility to at risk shelter dogs, Jill leads a team of volunteers who visit high kill shelters across southern California. The team videotapes dogs at shelters, then promotes, rescues, and rehabilitates them. Outta the Cage maintains the data from basic size and breed type to “softer” attributes that turn out to be just as important to finding urgent dogs their forever families.

Jill lives in L.A., where she samples fringe cabernets, fosters shelter dogs, and pens the occasional haiku. #AdoptDontShop