So life update (cross-posted in Politics LC).
After almost 7 years working for a health insurance company up here in Seattle, I'm changing jobs and will be working at Facebook's Seattle office as a data scientist, starting tomorrow! I'm sitting at the Seattle airport right now waiting to fly down to Menlo Park for my first two days of work. I'm super excited for a couple of reasons.
First, this expands the world of professional opportunities for me beyond health care, both in terms of the kinds of data I can work with and the kinds of companies I can work for. Second, I'm hopeful this starts to set some precedent for expanding the scope of the kinds of work actuaries can do. Actuaries are basically data scientists who go through a rigorous certification process, and they should aspire to make data/analytics for a wide range of companies beyond insurers.
Here's to new adventures!