Keith McCormick

Education: B.S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Keith McCormick currently serves as the 2025-2026 Bodily Centennial Professor of Analytics at Darden. Keith is a highly accomplished professional consultant, mentor, and trainer, having served as keynote and moderator at international conferences focused on analytic practitioners and leadership alike. Keith has built predictive analytics models for more than three decades, utilizing popular industry advanced analytics solutions such as IBM SPSS Statistics, IBM SPSS Modeler, KNIME Analytics Platform, and other popular machine learning tools. He’s authored seven books on the effective use of predictive analytics software and techniques. He has guided organizations to establish highly effective analytical practices across industries, including the public sector, media, marketing, healthcare, retail, finance, manufacturing, and higher education. His LinkedIn Learning courses and frequent conference workshops have reached 100s of thousands of individuals trying to learn statistics, machine learning, and data science. 

Topics of interest during his year at Darden include enterprise adoption of low-code tools, the risks and potential of vibe coding, data science education, and AI Ethics.