{"id":5405,"date":"2012-10-30T12:08:30","date_gmt":"2012-10-30T19:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaushik.net\/avinash\/?page_id=5405"},"modified":"2026-08-18T20:43:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T03:43:43","slug":"bio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kaushik.net\/avinash\/bio\/","title":{"rendered":"Avinash Kaushik: Bio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Avinash helps executive teams, marketers, and data analysts leverage innovative strategies and emerging technologies to outsmart their competitors.<\/p>\n<p>Avinash is the global Chief Strategy Officer at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanmademachine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Human Made Machine<\/a> and a Brand Strategy &#038; Marketing Transformation Consultant at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coach.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Coach<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.katespade.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kate Spade<\/a>. He is also the best-selling author of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0470130652\/ref=nosim\/?tag=occsrazbyavik-20\">Web Analytics: An Hour A Day<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0470529393\/?tag=occsrazbyavik-20\/\">Web Analytics 2.0<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>His <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/akaushik\/\" target=\"_blank\">prior experience<\/a> includes a sixteen-year stint at Google, and leadership roles at Intuit, DirecTV, Silicon Graphics in the US &#038; DHL in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>His professional career has focused on elevating the <em>Think <\/em> via frameworks that expand the horizon of possibilities across AI, Marketing, and Analytics. He actively contributes to elevating the <em>Ink<\/em> by sharing practical and actionable advice via his weekly newsletter, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaushik.net\/avinash\/marketing-analytics-intersect-newsletter\/\">The Marketing Analytics Intersect<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Avinash has become recognized as an authoritative voice on <em>Intent-centric Marketing<\/em> and <em>Incrementality-centric Measurement<\/em>. His strategic framework <strong>See-Think-Do-Care<\/strong> lays out an expansive role for Marketing in delivering customer joy and company profits. His &#8220;Smart Clusters&#8221; framework outlines focused analytics solutions that solve for the high standards of a CFO &#8211; all powered by inventive <em>trust, but verify<\/em> accountability.<\/p>\n<p>He has received rave reviews for bringing his energetic, inspiring, and practical insights to companies like Unilever, MetLife, Chanel, Porsche, and IBM. He has delivered keynotes at global conferences including Monaco Media Forum, Ecommerce Innovation Summit, Nordic Business Forum, and The Art of Marketing)<\/p>\n<p>Acting on his passion for teaching, Avinash has lectured at major universities such as Stanford University, University of Virginia, University of California &#8211; Los Angeles, and University of Utah. He is also a member of the Board of Directors for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emergencyusa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">medical charity Emergency<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Among the awards Avinash has received are Statistical Advocate of the Year from the American Statistical Association, Most Influential Industry Contributor from the Web Analytics Association, and Founder&#8217;s Award from Google.<\/p>\n<p><b>Speaking Engagements:<\/b><br \/>\nFor a list of past and upcoming speaking engagements please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaushik.net\/avinash\/speaking-engagements\/\">visit this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Photos:<\/b><br \/>\nPlease click on the link to download: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaushik.net\/avinash\/avinash_kaushik_1.jpg\">Photo One<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaushik.net\/avinash\/avinashkaushik.jpg\">Photo Two<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Avinash helps executive teams, marketers, and data analysts leverage innovative strategies and emerging technologies to outsmart their competitors. 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