Ian O’Keefe is a globally recognized People Analytics leader with over 20 years of experience in delivering scalable HR data solutions for top organizations like Amazon, JPMorgan Chase, Google, and American Express. He is the Founder and CEO of ikona Analytics, a firm that leverages AI-assisted tools to help HR organizations unlock the value of their people data at the intersection of operations, technology, product design, and analytics.

Ian is a CXO Network Member for A.Team, an HR Venture Advisor for SemperVirens Venture Capital, and a strategic advisor to start-ups, including Traversaal and Groov. Most recently, he served as Head of Talent Analytics at Amazon, leading a multidisciplinary team that provided data engineering, reporting, behavioral research, and applied data science solutions for over 400,000 corporate employees.

Ian began his career in management consulting with Deloitte Human Capital and boutique firms specializing in change management and organizational effectiveness. He holds a Bachelor’s in Psychology from the University of Virginia, a Master’s in Data Science from Northwestern University, and has studied AI and LLM product development at Stanford University. Ian is also a frequent speaker and has contributed to three books on People Analytics.