Caitlin is Director of Product Analytics at Indigo Ag, where she helps build digital products that increase farm profitability via sustainable growing practices. She is also an editor and admin for Locally Optimistic, a blog and community for data practitioners. Prior to Indigo Ag, she spent a decade leading data teams in early- and mid-stage startups. When she’s not thinking about how to build healthy data cultures, she's usually drinking a cup of tea and reading a novel or gardening. Caitlin lives in Raleigh, NC with her husband and two children.
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