Co-founder and President of VoxCroft Analytics (South Africa); an open-data analytics and population-centric intelligence company – We are Hiring - https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/2511684473/?refId=NOysQNyBQzmkwvX6KihVpQ%3D%3D Before co-founding VoxCroft in 2018, Barend spearheaded data-driven sociopolitical and economic open-source intelligence methods and tech in the private, public, and academic landscape. His published work focuses on understanding the new public spaces that are emerging with technological growth. Barend worked for the U.S. government as an open-source media and data expert, where he explored big data and machine learning.Barend is responsible for the global team that supports VoxCroft’s private sector business development, and leads the tech, blue skies, and data collection departments.He graduated cum laude from the University of Stellenbosch / Sciences-Po grande école, is a member of the Transformation Research Unit (TRU), and author of Defining Democracy in a Digital Age.
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