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Lucas Quarta is a specialist in data and analytics. He joined Boston Consulting Group in 2018, and is a core member of the Tech Advantage practice. 

In his work at the firm, Lucas has set up the data governance for companies in a wide variety of industries of varying sizes—from local to global international leaders—and in various geographies. 

He has also worked with many clients to shape the chief data officer agenda in terms of data vision and strategy, advanced analytics and AI, data governance, and IT architecture, leveraging both regulatory and strategic business transformation objectives. Lucas designed the industrialized advanced analytics and data science delivery chain for a global banking group. 

He began his career as a researcher in mathematics, and then spent ten years at a leading global financial institution where he led the full data program for retail markets in Europe, and served as Chief Data & Analytics Officer for a digital retail business line in Europe and India.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

EDUCATION

  • PhD, mathematics, University of Mons, Belgium
  • MA, mathematics, University of Mons, Belgium

Publications and Videos

Driving Innovation with Data: Amazon’s Formula for AI-Enhanced Growth

Unlocking the power of data through AI, a layered digital platform approach empowers businesses like AWS to drive customer value, long-term growth, and transformative innovation.

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Leaders in Data and AI Are Racing Away from the Pack

Top companies have adopted and scaled four times more data and AI use cases across their businesses than laggards, and the average financial impact is five times greater.
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The Solution to Data Management’s GenAI Problem? More GenAI.

For many companies, data governance is already a pain point, the work too manual and tedious. Generative AI increases the burden but, smartly applied, can reduce it instead.
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Any Company Can Become a Resilient Data Champion

Data champions have outperformed laggard peers across major indicators such as revenue growth, sustainability, lead times, and employee attrition—a performance gap that is expected to widen.
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Harnessing the Power of Data in Oil and Gas

To unlock the full value of existing operations, oil and gas companies must improve collaboration among their business and IT teams and leverage the mountains of data that they have at their disposal.
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A Ninety-Day Plan to Build a Data and Digital Strategy

To swiftly achieve the goals of a transformation, the business and IT sides must jointly match the business strategy to the company’s data assets and architecture.
Is Your Company Gaining Momentum in Data?

Is Your Company Gaining Momentum in Data?

Data is increasingly valuable, yet some organizations lack the capabilities to capitalize on it. A key first step is setting realistic ambitions to improve data maturity.
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How Automation and AI Can Unlock Value in IT Operations

Companies that combine site reliability engineering with AI and machine learning can overcome the increased complexity and instability caused by outmoded, inefficient IT systems.
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データで優位に立つ

今日ではアルゴリズムだけで差別化することは難しく、成功するには自社独自の競争優位性を構築できるデータの特定とデータ戦略の策定・実行が不可欠です。
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AI Is a Powerful Weapon in the Fight Against IT Problems

With artificial intelligence, companies can more proactively—and more efficiently—manage IT incidents, saving time, reducing costs, and sparing users a lot of frustration.
Digital Acceleration

Digital Acceleration Is Just a Dream Without a New Approach to Tech

To accelerate a digital and IT transformation and build value faster, focus on business outcomes and decouple the digital transformation from core system replacement.
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A Show-Don’t-Tell Approach to Data Governance

The better your data quality, the better you can solve problems, seize opportunities, and generate value. Here’s how to get that good data fast.