Rachel Schutt
Data Scientist
“My father told me that I should study math even though it was hard, because it’s the hard things we should tackle in life. That made sense to me.”
Career Highlights
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Chief Data Scientist at News Corp, a global corporation that owns many of the world’s biggest media enterprises
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Supervises more than 100 employees on everything data, including growing subscribers, advertising and bringing print journalism into the digital age
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Fascinated by machine learning which helps machines to learn the rules from the data and invested in ethical dimensions of data science to protect consumer privacy
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Participated in MATHCOUNTS while in middle school, an organization that engages students in fun, challenging math problems to expand their minds
STEM Gems Club
Is a career as a Data Scientist in your future? With skyrocketing job growth, the field of Data Science is hot! At a global corporation called News Corp that owns many of the world’s biggest media enterprises, STEM Gem Rachel Schutt manages a team of 100 people on everything data. Part of her job is using user data to build a sustainable business model. Watch one of her videos. Then, with your STEM Gems Tribe, discuss, explore, reflect, and act.
