Tableau Conference: Why data enthusiasts return year after year

Ben is a mechanical engineering (UCLA, 2000) and business, entrepreneurship (California Lutheran University, 2011) graduate working for Tableau Software directing the Tableau Public and Academic Programs teams. HE is also the author of Communicating Data With Tableau (O’Reilly, 2014) and teaches data visualization theory at the University of Washington’s Professional and Continuing Education department. He blogs about data visualization at dataremixed.com and you can find him on Twitter @DataRemixed.

Ann Jackson is a Tableau Zen Master and the founder and chief Analytics Evangelist at Jackson Two, a firm focused on data visualization and analytics. By day she spends her time partnering with data extractors and business users to unlock answers within their data. Outside of work she leads the Phoenix Tableau User Group, loves contributing to global community initiatives like #MakeoverMonday and #WorkoutWednesday, and stays active through blogging and Twitter. Ann is known for her clean and highly analytical visualizations, commitment to the community, and infinite energy and optimism around all things data and Tableau.

Brian Graves is an IT Director and loves helping people with data. With more than 15 years of consulting and leadership experience across non-profit, small business, and large enterprise organizations, Brian has applied his unique blend of technical skills and analytical thinking to solve real business problems and drive lasting business results with data.

Brian has been using Tableau since 2015 and discovered it after being frustrated by clunky and hard to use data analytics tools. He concentrates on building business and marketing dashboards to help coworkers, colleagues, and fellow Tableau Community members work with data more efficiently and effectively.

Brian writes in depth articles and step-by-step data analytics guides on his website, newprediction.com and shares new data visualization projects on Twitter @newprediction.

Interpreter turned analyst, Bridget sees Tableau dashboard design as a form of visual communication. After working for a startup and helping it mature to a national business, she decided to take those skills to the market and help other businesses use data differently. She works at Teknion Data Solutions and applies her knowledge of everything from HR, IT, and process improvement to help clients reach their full potential in Tableau.

Bridget starting using Tableau in 2010 and hasn't looked back since. Her focus is combining sign language linguistics with data visualization for elegant dashboards. As a Tableau Zen Master and leader in the community, Bridget is passionate about helping others understand how to use Tableau to turn meaningful analysis into beautiful and engaging stories. She blogs frequently at tableaufit.com.