San Francisco data summit 2023

Omer leads the Consulting arm at Neudata, informing and assisting data-owning firms to enter and better compete in the alternative-data market.Omer had spent the last 8 years spearheading strategic client engagements across a variety of industries, as Head of Business Development and Sales Executive, most recently selling data-products to a variety of EMEA buy-side institutions. Prior to that, Omer was involved in data-partnerships for the largest provider of data-driven public market research, helping firms monetize their data assets and create new revenue streams.Native Israeli, Omer is fluent in Hebrew, French, and English. He holds a B.A in History and Political Science from Tel-Aviv University and SciencesPo Paris, and M.A in Management from the London School of Economics.

RJ Jones is Chief Evangelist at Similarweb (NYSE: SMWB) where he catalyzes data-driven decision-making of business leaders to accomplish their missions.

Prior to joining Similarweb, RJ headed the iBuying and Home Improvement businesses of kwx, the holding company for Keller Williams. Immediately prior to joining kwx, RJ was the Chief Operating Officer for Ferry International,a leading real estate agent coaching and training company.

Before joining FerryIntl, RJ was Executive Vice President of Finance & Growth at eXp World Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPI), where he ran corporate & business development, financial planning & analysis, and investor relations.

Prior to joining eXp World Holdings, RJ was VP of Investor and Corporate Relations at Zillow Group. While there he managed relationships with institutional shareholders and regularly presented the Zillow Group story to investor, industry and consumer audiences. He led efforts enabling the Company to raise over $2 billion through public equity and convertible offerings. He possesses extensive M&A experience as he was a key member of 8 deal teams totalling nearly $3 billion in transaction value.

Prior to joining Zillow Group, RJ was chief marketing officer and partner with Kosmos Funds, a Seattle-based alternative investment manager, where he led the capital raising efforts for the initial $100 million startup fund. Previously, he worked as a senior investment analyst directing up to $500 million of consumer and retail equities investments for Ragen Mackenzie of Wells Fargo Investments. He also previously ran investor relations for Nordstrom. Prior to that RJ joined the team that created the boutique investment bank, Delafield Hambrecht, where he led the consumer equity research efforts of the firm.

RJ currently serves as a member of the board of directors at inAssist Health Solutions, whose Healthlock service provides automated auditing of health insurance for consumers that prevents errors and fraudulent billing.

Before embarking on a civilian career, RJ was a Commissioned Officer in the United States Army. His assignments included company commander and platoon leader positions as a qualified airborne ranger and senior parachutist, with two deployments to Haiti for peace enforcement, peacekeeping and humanitarian missions. He holds a bachelor's in Systems Engineering from the United States Military Academy and an MBA from the Foster School of Business at the University of Washington.

Roshan is Head of Quantitative Research for the Investment Manager. Previously, Roshan served as a Quantitative Researcher at Citadel Global Equities. Prior to Citadel, he held Senior Quantitative Research positions at Ascend Capital, AQR Capital Management and Northern Trust Global Investments since 2006. Roshan graduated with an MBA from University of Chicago's Booth School of Business and a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Ryan Gmerek leads YouGov US commercial strategy and new business engagements across financial services including consumer banks, fintech, investment advisors, mortgage lenders, hedge funds and asset managers. Prior to YouGov, Ryan led sales for five years at an early-stage SaaS company. Additionally, he’s led market research teams at McKinsey & Company, Major League Soccer and Greenwich Associates.