Mitch Tanney

Prior to joining RStudio in Customer Success, Mitch chased a professional football playing career and later founded and led analytics departments for the Chicago Bears and Denver Broncos. He was a member of the Super Bowl 50 World Championship team in Denver. Mitch graduated summa cum laude as a double major in Mathematics and Spanish from Monmouth College and completed an MBA with distinction from the University of Iowa.


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Advice to Aspiring Sports Analytics Professionals

July 20, 2021

How do I get started in sports analytics? Mitch Tanney shares his advice for aspiring data scientists passionate to apply their analytic skills to the field, court, ice or pitch of their choice. Mitch has years of experience in professional sports analytics, and recently joined RStudio's customer success team.