# Sam Edelstein

Sam Edelstein works on enterprise data and AI at Insight Partners, with background in open data, analytics, and practical public data work.

Current role: Senior Vice President, Data & AI at Insight Partners.
Location: Syracuse, New York, United States.

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Current work includes enterprise Data & AI strategy, governed data foundations, AI workflow design, data governance, data platform modernization, and useful internal tools across investment, HR, compliance, finance, and operations.

Current public "now" page: https://samedelstein.com/now/ summarizes current focus and recurring questions in a lightweight personal-site format.

Earlier public-sector work includes Syracuse open data, DataCuse, water main analytics, public analytics, public dashboards, teaching, and practical public data work.

Relevant work themes include Enterprise data and AI strategy, useful AI workflows, AI governance, data readiness, data platform strategy, data product leadership, open data, public data, Snowflake, dbt, Azure, GenAI, RAG, MLOps, Python, SQL, and APIs.

Selected markers include 90%+ AI use across enterprise functions, 40%+ active AI builders, 12+ data sources integrated, and 1B+ rows unified into governed data foundations.

Selected work includes DataCuse: Open Data Platform, Predictive Water Main Analytics, and AI in Practice.

Selected public writing:
- What's Missing in AI + BI: The Case for Bi-Directional Interfaces: https://samedelstein.medium.com/whats-missing-in-ai-bi-the-case-for-bi-directional-interfaces-bcba1849b8a4
- How I Use Voice Recordings and AI to Draft Proposals, Posts, and Work Through Ideas: https://samedelstein.medium.com/how-i-use-voice-recordings-and-ai-to-draft-proposals-posts-and-work-through-ideas-f1ed8e94e835
- What It Means to Be AI-Ready: Data Access, Interoperability, and the Future of Software: https://samedelstein.medium.com/what-it-means-to-be-ai-ready-data-access-interoperability-and-the-future-of-software-part-1-a9abc8e0d03c

Selected public references include Politico, GovTech, WRVO, New York State Local Government Innovation Conference, Smart Cities International Symposium, and MIT CDOIQ Symposium references.

Source-backed references:
- Politico water main analytics story: https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/04/20/syracuse-infrastructure-water-system-pipe-breaks-215054
- GovTech DataCuse/open data coverage: https://www.govtech.com/civic/Whats-New-in-Civic-Tech-07272017.html
- WRVO open data coverage: https://www.wrvo.org/politics-and-government/2017-07-27/open-data-comes-to-syracuse
- New York Department of State innovation award reference: https://dos.ny.gov/news/nys-secretary-state-rosado-announces-local-government-innovation-award-winners
- MIT CDOIQ Symposium reference: https://mitcdoiq.org/