Block Six Analytics Advisory Board

Block Six Analytics (B6A) is pleased to announce the creation of the company’s new Advisory Board. This three-member panel will provide recommendations to the company about strategic, marketing, finance, and operational opportunities and issues. Advisory Board members are leaders in their field and provide years of experience working on the types of challenges that B6A will face as it continues to add clients and create new service offerings. Advisory Board members include:

John Biggs – John Biggs background includes serving for more than ten years as Chairman, President and CEO of TIAA-CREF, the major pension and investment firm serving higher education. He recently resigned from the Board of Directors of Boeing and Chairs its Audit Committee. He has served as a Director of the National Bureau of Economic Research and is a past chairman of the NBER. He has also served as a Director of JPMorgan Chase, the NASD and numerous not-for-profit institutions. He joined New York University Stern School of Business as an Executive-in-Residence in 2005.

Irv Rein  – Irving Rein is a Professor of Communication Studies at Northwestern University’s School of Communication. He is an internationally known expert in public communication and popular culture. He has been a communication advisor to numerous highly visible places, organizations, and individuals including Major League Baseball and the United States Olympic Committee. He has authored 12 books including The Elusive Fan, High Visibility and Marketing Places with publishers such as McGraw-Hill, Free Press, Financial Times / Prentice Hall, and John Wiley & Sons (Asia).

Matthew Levin – Matthew Levin is the Executive Vice President and Head of Global Strategy Aon. He is responsible for developing Aon's overall global strategy, with a particular emphasis on accelerating its growth agenda. He has more than 17 years of experience in corporate development and strategy, where he led growth initiatives for a number of Fortune 1000 companies, including Hewitt Associates, Neustar and IHS, a global provider of technical information and decision support tools. He holds a master's degree in business administration from the University of Chicago and a bachelor's degree from Northwestern University. He currently serves as a visiting lecturer at both institutions.