Alex holds a PhD in Economics specializing in experimental and observational causal research into human behaviour. During his academic career he worked on multiple projects at the intersection of economics and computer science and built and co-managed an experimental laboratory. After academia he decided to bring his fascination for analyzing data to answer complex questions to an industry role. Currently, Alex works as a Data Scientist at Bergfreunde, Europe’s leading Outdoor eCommerce retailer. In this role he utilizes tools from Statistics, Machine Learning and Causal Inference to generate actionable insights for the organization.