Hari Hara Priya Kannan, chief data scientist and the data talent behind the data-rich columns written by Bernard Salt and occasionally Simon Kuestenmacher.
Hari has a masters degree in data science from RMIT University, and she writes a monthly column for The Australian “Real Commercial” property supplement.
She has participated in conference discussions as both a panellist and a speaker. She has spoken to audiences across Australia on diverse topics including housing and home ownership, business formation, international education, Australian ethnicity, ageing and the need for strategic planning. She prepares bespoke data-based slides for every presentation and delivers a clear and impactful narrative with summary ‘take-outs’ for attendees.
Hari has appeared on a number of property-based podcasts speaking on Australian demographic trends. She speaks on topics that flow from her columns in The Australian newspaper.
Hari is occasionally commissioned by clients to write data-based thought pieces on demographic trends for in-house magazines.