Data Talks

Wolfgang Fengler is the CEO and Co-Founder of World Data Lab (WDL), a leader in forward-looking consumer analytics. WDL uses state-of-the-art data science methodologies to model and forecast consumer trends, category spending, demographic shifts, and cities. Fortune 500 companies rely on WDL to bridge the gap between data and decision-making.

Prior to WDL, Wolfgang served as Lead Economist at the World Bank, working across Africa, Asia, and Europe, where he engaged with senior policy makers and business leaders advancing economic transformation and innovation in emerging markets. Wolfgang appeared at TEDx and his work has been covered by the Financial Times, ECONOMIST, NYT, BBC, CNN and CNBC. The German weekly DER SPIEGEL called him a “big data virtuoso”. Wolfgang received his PhD from the University of Hamburg (Germany).