01 / Faculty
James Newswanger
Also teaches Applied Analytics at Columbia
- Education
- Ph.D., M.S., B.A. in Applied Statistics, University of Pennsylvania
- Education
- Executive MBA, Quantic School of Business
James NewswangerColumbia
02 / Meet James
Meet James
James Newswanger is a subject matter expert in primary and secondary qualitative and quantitative research, as well as the application of AI in those fields. His career has focused on helping organizations make better decisions by turning complex data into clear, actionable insights—often working directly with senior leaders, including C-suite executives at Fortune 50 companies.
He previously served as Research Director for IBM's Innovation Jam platform, leading large-scale, AI-enabled research initiatives with global clients, and is also a co-founder of Cozint, an early online survey research platform. Jim is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and a published case study author. Earlier in his career, he was a management consultant at ZS Associates.
He holds a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania and an Executive MBA from Quantic, and is a Lecturer in Applied Analytics at Columbia University, where he teaches market research, data science, and machine learning.
03 / Beyond the classroom
- 01Stamp Collector
- 02Swimmer
- 03Data Science Expert
- 04Machine Learning Enthusiast
04 / Ask James
Ask James Newswanger
Jim is an award-winning philatelist, meaning he collects stamps, specifically 20th century USA mint single and plate blocks.