Prashanth Southekal is a Data Analytics Consultant and Trainer. He brings about 25 years of Information Management experience from over 75 companies including SAP, Shell, Apple, P&G, and General Electric. He has worked extensively in SAP, IBM-Maximo, and Oracle/JDE platforms in Procure to Pay (PTP), Trading, Order to Cash (OTC), and AP/AR domains. Mr. Southekal has trained over 2500 professionals the world over in Data and Analytics. He is the author of two books (Data for Business Performance and Analytics Best Practices) and is an Adjunct Professor of Data Analytics at the University of Calgary (Canada) and IE Business School (Spain). Mr. Southekal holds a PhD from ESC Lille (FR), MBA from Kellogg School of Management (US), and has industry certifications in SAP, PMP, Lean Six Sigma, and CPIM-APICS. Outside work, he loves juggling and cricket. Mr. Southekal lives in Calgary, Canada.