Publicis Worldwide North America Hires Tim Rich as Director of Data Service

Publicis Worldwide North America hires Tim Rich as Director of Data Services, joining the expanding digital and technology operations, under the leadership of Chief Digital Officer, Dawn Winchester. In the new role, Rich will elevate the agency’s analytics capability and offering, analyze unstructured big data for new types of insights, and design proprietary client and brand algorithms. Rich will be working on the Cadillac brand and further engage with all client business.

Winchester stated, “Tim is a data scientist specializing in predictive modeling, economic sociology, and quantifying the un-quantifiable. Central to his work, Tim focuses on the nexus of human behavior and data, opening new pathways for insights, practical methods of behavioral change and dynamic intuitive visualizations. He is an amazing, and valued, addition to our very talented team. Our clients will benefit from his impact, immediately.”

Prior, Rich served as Data Scientist at 1stdibs.com in New York, building out luxury marketplace analytics, customer segmentations, and supply and demand models. His 12-year, analytics-centric career, has included senior positions at Closed Loop Advisors (NY), Haynes & Co. (NY) and T-Analytics Inc., (NY), among others. He holds a MA in Economic Sociology from Columbia University in New York.

Carla Serrano, Chief Strategy Officer, Publicis North America, added, “Increasingly data will be the source of insight, inspiration and new opportunities for agencies and our clients. With Tim onboard we will have the ability to analyze unstructured big data for new types of insights. We will also be able to design algorithms for our tools and to power our clients marketing, products and services.”

Rich concluded, “I am really excited to be the new Director of Data Science and working alongside such a talented team. I look forward to building out new tools and methods for all aspects of Publicis.”