About
Your AI strategy starts with your data strategy, and the best leaders understand both.
I'm Philip O'Donnell, founder of Eloquent Analytics. For over 13 years I've worked at the intersection of data infrastructure and business outcomes.
Background
Before founding Eloquent Analytics, I served as Group SVP of Global Data Platforms at The Adecco Group, the world's leading talent advisory company. There I led the global data organization serving 60,000+ employees across dozens of countries.
That role followed a progression through data science and analytics leadership at Lee Hecht Harrison, T-Mobile, and Coinstar. Each required a different approach to turning data into decisions for different industries and at different scales.
I've also been a founder before, building EnrollYourChild.com, and I co-organize #StartupJax, Jacksonville's largest entrepreneur meetup with 1,700+ members over more than a decade.
Philosophy
Most data problems are language problems. Your systems generate data in the language of the software. Your teams make decisions in the language of the business. The gap between them is where most data investments fail.
Semantic architecture, the practice of designing data systems that speak your organization's actual language, is how you close that gap. It's why I named the company Eloquent Analytics: data should be articulate, not just available.
What I Bring
- Global enterprise data leadership at Fortune 500 scale
- Cross-industry experience: staffing, telecom, retail, career services, edtech
- MBA in Entrepreneurship and BS in Information Science from Florida State University
- Deep technical roots in SQL, data engineering, and modern data platforms
- Featured on the Truth Be Known podcast discussing enterprise data strategy
- Conference speaker on combining internal and external data (EMSI Conference)
- Open source creator: DIAL framework and Eloquent data modeling language
How I Work
Call by Call
Money-back guarantee. No long SOWs to sign before we've proven the value.
Senior Only
No junior consultants. When you engage Eloquent Analytics, you get me.
Practitioner
Same person who's led these transformations at global scale does the work.
The economics of data, the physics of AI, the incentives that shape how teams actually use data. These are the things I help leaders understand so they can make better decisions about where to invest.
Let's talk about your data.
Start with a conversation. No pitch decks. No sales pressure.