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Our keynote session during the 2025 Fiscal Year Insight Summit on October 1st in Hanover, MD, consists of a rock-star panel of government and industry thought leaders sharing their knowledge. One of the members of the Federal Foresight Panel is Dr. John Elder, founder and chairman of the board at Elder Research.

Dr. Elder has been named one of the "10 most influential people in Analytics". He's authored innovative data mining tools, is a frequent keynote speaker, and has chaired international Analytics conferences. His courses on analysis techniques -- taught at dozens of universities, companies, and government labs -- are noted for their clarity and effectiveness. Dr. Elder was honored to serve for 5 years on a panel appointed by President Bush to guide technology for National Security.

On this edition of GettingFED™ with Go-To-Guy, Dr. Elder shares a few insights in advance of his participation on the Federal Foresight Panel on 10/1. Enjoy!

About Elder Research
Founded in 1995, Elder Research is a recognized leader in data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence consulting, helping government agencies and Fortune Global 500® companies solve real-world problems in diverse industry segments.

About Dr. Elder
Dr. John Elder founded Elder Research, America’s largest and most experienced data science consultancy in 1995. With offices in Charlottesville VA, Baltimore MD, Raleigh, NC, Washington DC, and London, they’ve solved hundreds of challenges for commercial and government clients by extracting actionable knowledge from all types of data. Dr. Elder co-authored three books — on practical data mining, ensembles, and text mining — two of which won “book of the year” awards. John has created data mining tools, was a discoverer of ensemble methods, chairs international conferences, and is a popular workshop and keynote speaker.

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Doing business with the U.S. Government is an opportunity that brings great rewards but can also present severe consequences for buyers and sellers. What many see as a viable business opportunity is directly tied to the well-being and security of our Nation.

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