Brett Ragozzine, PhD

Brett started in physics — earning a PhD in Physics & Astronomy from Ohio University studying the behavior of complex systems. That foundation in rigorous, evidence-based problem solving became the throughline of his career as he moved into applied machine learning.

Over 20+ years, he's built and led data science teams across fintech, retail, pharma, and trading — including as Director of Data Science at Finicity, which was acquired by Mastercard (see the case study). Along the way, he's earned two U.S. patents in fintech and martech AI, and shipped production systems used by real teams solving real problems, not proofs of concept that never leave the lab.

Strong Force Analytics exists because Brett kept seeing the same gap: businesses know AI matters, but most engagements either overpromise and underdeliver, or force an all-or-nothing rollout no team is ready for. Strong Force is built around the opposite idea — honest scoping, modular delivery, and systems designed to actually run without a team of specialists babysitting them.

Brett leads a team of four senior engineers who design, build, and ship every system alongside him — so engagements have the hands-on bandwidth to deliver, not just a single consultant spread across every client.