Chris Robson

In his role as Human8's Senior Director, Data Science, Chris is charged with driving the growth of Gongos’ analytics and data science capability by expanding the methods, tools, and techniques that we bring to our clients. Chris is an acknowledged expert in research methodology and data science and is a well-known figure in the Insights Industry. He strongly believes in the importance of solid methodology combined with a laser focus on the business problem.

Prior to joining Human8, he was co-founder and Principal at Deckchair Data, an Insights and Analytics consultancy. Prior to founding Deckchair, he was Chief Innovation Officer and Head of Research Science for ORC International. Before that, he was Co-Founder of Parametric Marketing, a boutique analytics and methodology consultancy.

He has held various senior technical and marketing positions at small and huge companies, ranging from being VP Engineering at an analytics start-up to managing a global team of over a hundred software developers at Hewlett-Packard.

A Mathematician by training, Chris confesses to being a total geek and is never happier than when he is elbows-deep in data.