Data Leader &
Entertainment Correspondent
I'm Natty Akav-Hellman, a data and analytics leader with 12+ years of experience in fintech, product optimization, and risk management. I combine my expertise in advanced analytics and machine learning with a passion for entertainment, creating data-driven insights about the movies and TV shows we love.

Professional Expertise
My Journey
My career began in the Israeli Defense Forces Unit 8200, where I served as Head of Intelligence Research Section, developing my analytical foundation and leadership skills. This experience taught me how to extract meaningful insights from complex data under high-pressure situations.
After completing my B.Sc. in Statistics & Economics at Tel Aviv University and later earning an MBA in Big Data from Reichman University, I transitioned into fintech. At BlueVine Capital, I led risk analytics for over 6 years, managing teams and automating over 70% of risk decisions covering $100M in monthly SMB lending.
Currently, as Director of Product & Marketing Analytics at Tipalti, I lead a team of 8 analysts supporting 30+ stakeholders. We use advanced analytics, ML models, and LLMs to drive product adoption and revenue growth. My passion for movies and TV, which I've been writing about as a critic since 2014, inspired me to create Screen Analytics, where I apply my professional expertise to entertainment data.
Career Highlights
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12+ years in data analytics and fintech leadership
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Director of Product & Marketing Analytics at Tipalti
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Former Director of Risk Analytics at BlueVine Capital
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Led automation of $9B in SBA PPP loans during COVID-19
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MBA in Big Data from Reichman University
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B.Sc. in Statistics & Economics from Tel Aviv University
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Former Captain in IDF Unit 8200 Intelligence Research
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Movie & TV critic since 2014
Technical Stack
Data Analysis: SQL (Postgres, Snowflake, Redshift), Python, Cursor
Business Intelligence: Tableau, Power BI, Looker, Mixpanel
Other Tools: Airflow, GitHub, DBT, Salesforce, Jira, Confluence, n8n