Co-FounderThe Impact Lab
Andrew Means is Co-Founder of The Impact Lab, a data science consulting and product development shop. Andrew is dedicated to creating a more effective and efficient social sector by helping organizations think critically about their work. At The Impact Lab, Andrew works with a wide-range of nonprofit, foundation, and government agency clients on issues of strategy and data. With all of his clients, he works with them to make better decisions based on data.
Additionally, The Impact Lab runs Data Analysts for Social Good, a professional organization for individuals interested in how data, research, and analytics are changing the social sector. Through this work Andrew hosts webinars, classes, and an annual two-day conference attracting hundreds of leaders from around the country.
Prior to founding The Impact Lab, Andrew worked as Associate Director at the Center for Data Science & Public Policy at The University of Chicago; Manager, Director of Impact Measurement & Data Storytelling at Groupon; and Director of Research & Analytics at the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago. In all these roles Andrew has helped develop teams dedicated to using data to further the impact of the social sector.
Andrew holds a Master in Public Policy from the Harris School at the University of Chicago and was trained in Six Sigma at Motorola. Andrew is a member of the Board of Directors at Ingenuity, Inc. and MHA Labs.