Spotify
Archana Anandakrishnan is a seasoned data scientist with extensive experience in building data science products and initiatives across various industries. Currently serving as a Staff Data Scientist at Spotify since February 2020, Archana has previously held roles as a Senior Data Scientist at Meetup, where a robust data quality engine was developed to enhance data integrity for business applications. Prior experience includes positions at American Express, where efforts were focused on accelerating machine learning model development and fostering a research culture within the Credit and Fraud Risk organization. Archana began a career in academia with a strong foundation in physics, having held research positions at Cornell University and The Ohio State University, culminating in a PhD in Physics.
Spotify
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Spotify is an audio and media streaming service that hosts music, podcasts and tv shows. Founded in 2008, Spotify has grown to one of the largest streaming platforms in the world, offering over 70 million tracks to its 360+ million users across 170+ markets. They are headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden with offices in over a dozen countries. Spotify’s mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity—by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the opportunity to enjoy and be inspired by it. Spotify helps users to discover, manage, and share music on their phone, computer or tablet by browsing through the collections of friends, artists, and celebrities, by creating a radio station, or by curating their own playlists. A leader in revenue generation for the music industry, over 1,000 artists generated over $1 million on Spotify in 2021, 450 generations more than $2 million, and 130 generated over $5 million. Spotify also paid out over $1 billion dollars to publishing rights holders (songwriters and producers) in 2021.