At CEO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Sydney based CEO’ operating in the Analytics space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected]
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.

Jason Hosking
Co-Founder & CEO of HIVERY
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About HIVERY, Red Garage Ventures: HIVERY is a multi-award winning pioneer of hyper-local retailing, and offers AI-driven retail strategy simulation & optimization solutions

David Solsky
Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder of Envizi
A passionate technology entrepreneur, David’s vision and leadership have helped drive Envizi to become a global market leader. Before launching the company as CarbonSystems in 2008, David spent a decade in the IT industry as an entrepreneur, building several successful companies in Australia and New Zealand. These included Databank Technologies, a startup that became the Australian market leader in disaster recovery and information management services. Prior to this, David spent seven years in the Corporate Finance and Assurance divisions at PricewaterhouseCoopers, and this experience helps ensure Envizi’s solutions meet the rigorous information-integrity standards of the corporate sector. David plays a key role in the ongoing design and evolution of Envizi’s technology platform and oversees the development of the company’s global partner channel.
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About Envizi: Data and analytics to optimize buildings and business.
Lisa Claes
Chief Executive Officer of CoreLogic
Lisa is currently the CEO of CoreLogic International, the world’s largest property data and analytics company, accountable for the overall business performance of its operations across Australia, New Zealand and the UK. Immediately prior to joining CoreLogic she served as an Executive Director of ING’s Australian banking operations directly responsible for its retail banking revenue, the financial performance of its commercial banking unit and held global accountabilities for data and digital transformation strategies. Concurrent to her local Executive accountabilities, Lisa represented the Australian Retail Banking operations on the International Retail Council and chaired ING’s Global Mortgage Forum. Earlier in her career Lisa practised as a barrister, served as General Counsel for the fully diversified financial services group Mercantile Mutual and held executive positions in Wealth and Insurance. Lisa is a member of Chief Executive Women and has been active on not for profit boards throughout her executive career and currently serves as a Non-Executive Director of Loreto Kirribilli.
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About CoreLogic: CoreLogic provides financial and property information, analytics and services for businesses and the government.
Adam Driussi
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Quantium
Adam Driussi is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Quantium.
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About Quantium: Quantium is an IT company that delivers solutions in data and technology for individuals, society, and organizations.
Hanno Blankenstein
Co-Founder and CEO of Unleash live
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About : Unleash live is a cloud-based software platform ingesting live video and applying real time A.I. analytics for instant decision making
Sam Zheng
Co-founder/CEO of Curious Thing
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About Curious Thing: Conversational AI, SaaS, Natural Language Processing
Jared Oken
Co Founder CEO of Rayven
Deep technical, analytical, commercial and hands on operational experience. Has successfully established, grown and sold several technology companies, over the last 15 years. Currently holds an active position as a director and advisor for several companies.
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About Rayven: Rayven provides a codeless AI and IoT platform that is used in industrial control, real-time analytics, and industry solutions.

Natalie Nguyen
CEO of Hyper Anna
With a Design Computing background and seven years’ experience with data science and data commercialisation. Natalie was the analytical lead for non-food vertical at Quantium – most innovative vertical in 2015. She led the commercial team for Servcorp, grew profitability by 3x in managed regions. With start-up at AIS, Natalie led marketing & enrolments, grew from 0 to the first 200 students.
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About Hyper Anna: AI-powered data insights meets interactive storytelling in real time.
Rory San Miguel
Co-founder & CEO of Propeller Aero
Rory San Miguel cofounded Propeller Aero in 2014. The startup sells software for high-accuracy GPS drone surveying. It is mainly used to aid construction companies track large areas of land and investigate hazards without endangering anyone. The enterprise partnered with global drone leader DJI to sell its software and hardware alongside DJI drones. It now has offices in Sydney’s Surrey Hills and has a team of 30.
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About Propeller Aero: Propeller is a global leader in drone-mapping and analytics solutions that give worksites the power to measure and manage themselves.
Michelle McGrath
Co-Founder and CEO of Lens10
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About DataTrue, Lens10: Lens10 is a digital strategy and analytics consultancies.
Matthew Collis
Founder, CEO of Glasshat
Matt Collis is a Co-Founder and CEO at StackGo.io.
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About Glasshat, StackGo: Glasshat is a mobile marketing tool that helps business owners increase their online traffic and revenue.

Elizabeth Whitelock
CEO of Veriluma (ASX:VRI)
Founding shareholder of Veriluma in 2010 27 years of software experience in applications for databases, data integration, data analytics, business intelligence at such companies as Ingres, SAS, IBM and Microstrategy Experienced in emerging and turn around situations Strong leader who builds committed, capable teams Client centric with success in direct and indirect software sales and services
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About : Veriluma’s patented Prescriptive Analytics software refines decision making providing the likelihood and certainty of future outcomes.

David Peters
CEO of Emagine International
An experienced Telco marketer with a strong track record in delivering increased revenues and decreasing churn for mobile operators in Australia and France, David turned his entrepreneurial dreams to reality when he founded Emagine in 1998. David has led the growth of Emagine’s business globally by focussing first and foremost on delivering outstanding results for Telco clients, using a combination of the very best people, the best tools, and a strong collaborative relationship with clients that is ultimately win-win. David is an Alumnus of the Harvard Business School, having completed the Owners and President’s Management Program in 2014. He also holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree (Marketing major) from the University of New South Wales, Australia.
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About Emagine International: Emagine International is a leading provider of real-time, contextual and adaptive campaign management software solutions.

Dave Whittle
CEO of Lexer
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About Lexer: Lexer provide an enriched customer view & the tools to genuinely understand & engage with customers at every stage of the customer journey.
Jack Atkinson
CEO of URef
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About URef: Digital Sports Company Specialising in Innovative Fan Engagement and Data

Rami Mukhtar
CEO of Ambiata
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About Ambiata: Ambiata is a massive scale personalized marketing service.

Doron Peleg
Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Riskwise
Doron Peleg is the CEOand founder of RiseWise Property Review. Doron has more than 20 years’ experience in risk management including, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of ‘PELEG, KESSEL & CO‘, an assurance and advisory accounting firm in Tel-Aviv, Israel and Executive Manager at Westpac Banking Corporation in Sydney. Doron has an MBA with a corporate finance major, BSc Economics, and is a Certified Accountant.
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About Riskwise: Riskwise is a data driven property investment risk assessment that enables the clients to make insightful, informed and educated decisions.

Kelly Slessor
Founder & CEO of Shop You
Kelly is a digital and mobile marketing strategist, with 18 years’ experience both in Australia and overseas. Kelly began her career with British Telecom, UK’s largest telecommunications provider and has since worked with hundreds of Australian and international brands including Westfield, Woolworths, Glue Store, Big W, Le Specs, Suncorp, David Jones, Lend Lease, Mountain Designs, and Diageo. Kelly’s focus is on increasing conversions, creating emotional connections, and developing technology to solve real customer problems.
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About Shop You: Shop You is simplifying shopping and saving you time by matching you with brands that suit your style, preferences and body shape.

Robin Leonard
Co-Founder, CEO of AllFamous Digital
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About AFDigital, AllFamous Digital: AllFamous Digital is a digital agency specializing in Social SEO, CRM & Analytics.

David Mann
Founder & CEO of Retro Analytics
Founded RetroAnalytics in April 2017 and is currently the CEO of the company.
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About Retro Analytics: Retro is a self-service web & mobile analytics platform that uses a unique approach to user analytics.

Cai Kjaer
Co-Founder and CEO of Swoop Analytics
Cai has extensive experience in social network analysis, consulting, software design and development. As a co-founder and partner in Optimice, he has been the driving force behind the development of the leading social network analysis survey platform ONA Surveys and a range of social network visualisation software solutions. Since forming Optimice in 2006 with Laurence Lock Lee he has been involved in 100+ social network mapping projects and has used this experience to make SWOOP a uniquely compelling platform for social network analytics.
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About Swoop Analytics: Swoop Analytics provides Enterprise online social networking analytics dashboards
Gary Scott
Founder and CEO of GlobalWhere
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About GlobalWhere: GlobalWhere is a data sharing platform for worker safety.

Steve Bennett
Founder and CEO of Six Degrees of Data
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About Six Degrees of Data: Six Degrees of Data is a startup company focused on making tools that help users understand documents and other sorts of unstructured data.

Tim Hill
Co-Founder and CEO of Social Status
Co-Founder and CEO of Social Status
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About Social Status: Social Status is a social media analytics platform that enables marketers to quantify the impact of their social media marketing.