My Current Biography and Pictures

Dr. Steven Myers is an evangelist for economists in data science and the 2019 SAS Distinguished Educator.  An applied econometrician, he has taught SAS® programming and advanced analytics to students for four decades. He is responsible for the Joint Certificate in Economic Data Analytics awarded at The University of Akron in partnership with SAS since 2015.  Dr. Myers’ students are highly placed in data science careers locally and nationally. He was the first CIO of UA splitting time between production computing and overseeing exciting developments in academic computing including web presence, tech-enhanced classrooms, distance learning, and faculty support.

He is the organizer of the first Data Science Day at UA in 2017. He received BS/MA in economics from WVU and MA/Ph.D. in economics from Ohio State University. He has presented at OHSUG, MWSUG, SCSUG and been active in supporting Ohio SUG conferences. He has presented in 2020 and 2021 to the SAS Global Forum. He writes at LinkedIn and at EconDataScience.com, where “economics puts the science into data science.”