Lindy Miller Ryan is an award-winning author, editor, director, and professor whose research focuses on the intersection of data science, visual analysis, and storytelling. Prior to her career in academia, Ryan was the co-founder of Radiant Advisors, a business intelligence research and advisory firm, where—as research director and then chief operations officer—she led the company's research and data enablement practice for clients including 21st Century Fox Films, Warner Bros., and Disney.