Randy Mangelsen is Co-Head of Investment Analytics at Allspring Global Investments, where he focuses on advancing the firm’s ability to derive insight and value from data. While his career has been anchored in risk management, Randy has spent the majority of his professional journey working in data science and analytics within the investment domain.
Throughout his career, Randy has concentrated on strengthening how organizations structure, analyze, and interpret data to support better investment decisions. His work has spanned the development of data architectures, the automation of analytical processes, and the application of machine learning techniques to enhance insight generation.
More recently, Randy has been focused on integrating AI platforms into the investment analytics landscape, building on his experience to evolve how firms leverage data at scale. His approach reflects a consistent emphasis on improving decision-making by combining robust data foundations with advanced analytical capabilities.
Randy’s leadership is grounded in a long-standing commitment to translating data into actionable investment insight.
As a data and AI leader, which traits and skills do you think matter most, and which of those have been most influential for you in your current position?
“The ability to identify pragmatic implementations of AI that actually have ROI, not just the sexiest new model. Our organization is maturing past the shiny new toy phase and is now approaching the process more practically.”
Reflecting on your career, what is one non-traditional piece of advice (outside of technical skills) you would give to an aspiring data or AI leader aiming for the C-suite?
“Human relationships still matter and will matter more as AI further develops. Good leaders will be the ones who can connect with and motivate people.”