Athena Solutions, established 20 years ago by former PWC partners, is a leading consulting firm specializing in data management, including data governance, architecture, and AI implementation. As a Gold partner with Qlik and Talend, and in partnership with Matillion and Snowflake, Athena Solutions is positioned at the forefront of data solutions.
Our team comprises approximately 110 highly skilled consultants, primarily based in the US and working remotely, with additional support from an off-shore implementation center in India. Many of our projects are proudly showcased by clients and have been featured on the covers of CDO magazine and at various industry trade shows.
Alex Kangoun
President
Alex has over 20 years of data warehousing and business intelligence consulting experience across multiple industries. His experience includes solution delivery for BI and data quality initiatives. His core strengths include managing global projects involving teams across multiple locations. Prior to Athena Solutions Alex was responsible for BI solutions at Pitney Bowes and was Director of Business Intelligence and Data Quality at Monster.com. His other clients included Price Waterhouse Coopers, PTC, Fidelity, Teradyne, EMC, Citizens Bank, and others. Alex has MBA from Boston College and MS from Kiev National University of Construction and Architecture. Alex is certified Project Manager Professional (PMP) from PMI.
Rick Sherman 1955-2023
Founder
Rick Sherman, who passed away in 2023, founded Athena Solutions. Rick loved data management and especially loved sharing his knowledge with clients and students. In addition to consulting and speaking at conferences he taught BI courses at Northeastern University's Graduate School of Engineering. His book Business Intelligence Guidebook - From Data Integration to Analytics (Morgan Kaufmann 2014) is used by practitioners and as a textbook in hundreds of colleges and universities across the globe.
Rick and Alex Kangoun worked closely for many years. As Alex takes over leadership of Athena Solutions he continues to infuse the principles of the Business Intelligence Guidebook in the company's client work.
David Berkowitz
David is a seasoned marketing leader with extensive experience in brand and product marketing. He has held senior roles at Dentsu's 360i, Publicis' MRY, Sysomos, Mediaocean, and Storyhunter. Founder of the Serial Marketers community, AI Marketers Guild, and FOAF.pro, David specializes in B2B content creation, fractional CMO services, and business development. He has written over 600 columns for industry publications and spoken at more than 400 events globally. Known for his strategic vision and execution, David holds a Bachelor's degree from Binghamton University.
Alla Zaykin
Alla is an information architect and team leader with 20 years of designing Business Intelligence solutions for clients for variety of industries. In the recent years, her focus was on driving Data Maturity in organizations by facilitating, laying the foundation, and supporting of Data Governance and Data Quality programs. She has an excellent track record with the stakeholders for her results-driven and flexible approach focusing on constant improvement and tying data roadmaps to business targets. Alla holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from Trinity College and a Master of Engineering from St. Petersburg Telecommunications University.
