Michael O'Connell is Chief Analytics Officer at TIBCO Software, where he works with TIBCO customers and product teams to develop analytic solutions and provide input for product evolution.  Michael has much experience in analytic applications across Financial Services, Energy, Life Sciences, Consumer Goods & Retail, and Telco, Media & Networks. His current passion is driving Insights to Action, combining visual and predictive analytics with event streams for optimizing business operations. Michael did his Ph.D. work in Statistics at North Carolina State University and remains Adjunct Professor Statistics in the department.