Data & AI Consultancy at the intersection of industry and academia
The Two Problems
Business leaders lack clarity and purpose when it comes to Data & AI.
They don't know what they don't know, are driven by tech-induced FOMO, try to build when they should buy, hire and fire Data teams and leadership frequently.
Instead of achieving positive ROI, Data functions stay as cost centres.
Academics lack access to the most promising data sources for their research, trap their findings in dry and bland narratives, rendering them inaccessible and undigestible to the very audience that they aim to help and elevate.
They create novel datasets and publish great research that only a select few can interact with.
It doesn't have to be this way.
What I offer
For Businesses
Fractional Data & AI leadership to growing start-ups and ambitious scale-ups (<1000 employees).
Guiding founders, CxOs, and product leaders through the murky waters and advise them on strategy, product roadmaps, organisational decision-making, and hiring of Data & AI functions
For Academics
Scalable data collection, enrichment, and visual storytelling using Data Science, Machine Learning, and AI.
Leveraging AI to turbo-charge your research, augmenting your data, and transforming your findings into interesting and accessible narratives for the broader public
Services
Data Audit
I assess your organisation’s data maturity and advise you on concrete next steps
Consulting
I deliver one-off projects that provide technical solutions to your problems using Data & AI
Fractional Data Leadership
I join your company on an interim basis to transform your data organisation and optimise your organisational decision-making and maximise your ROI on Data & AI initiatives
Coaching & Mentoring
I provide career support for tech managers looking to become senior leaders and academics trying to break into industry
Hi, I’m Gökhan.
I have been working at the intersection of industry and academia since 2007. I have grown to appreciate the back-and-forth between the two worlds, and learned the navigate the tensions that lie in between. I had the opportunity to experience both at various levels, from IC roles of research scientist and software engineer to semi-exec management as Director of AI & Machine Learning.
I founded Cogentis, my Data & AI consultancy, to implement my vision of how to bring the best parts of both sides together. Since then, I have been helping business leaders and academics multiple their impact in ways that matters them the most.