Kirsten Elsworth

Director, Analytics & Data Management Ally Financial Inc.

Kirsten Elsworth is the Director of Data Management & Analytics for the Insurance Division of Ally Financial. She started her career as an actuarial intern, trading in math books for a love of data. With a BS in Applied Technology from Eastern Michigan University, Kirsten has been able to apply the rigor of her mathematics and data management background, with a practical, logical approach to solve various problems across the organization. Ms. Elsworth's team would tell you that she is the self-proclaimed, 'World's Greatest Analyst', as she thoroughly enjoys the moments when she gets to dig-in and help solve a tough problem with her team. She has designed and implemented multiple reporting and data warehouse solutions, including a $12M Global Data Warehouse. After a complete system overhaul in 2011, Ms. Elsworth reestablished a Data Management Team focused on learning, maintain and growing an entirely new policy and claim administration system, financial sub-ledger, Reinsurance System, and Data Warehouse. In her current role, Kirsten also acts as the Insurance Business Lead for Data Governance, while continuing to grow an analytics team that collaborates across all areas of the organization.