Hearst's VP of Data on Connecting the Data Dots

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Rick McFarland likes to compare his work at Hearst Corporation‘s data services to the creation of the Interstate Highway System. Before the Interstate System, it was a bumpy ride from coast to coast, fraught with dead-ends, detours, and sluggish speeds. Improving the nation’s roads had been a long-standing ideal, but it really wasn’t until President Eisenhower championed the military and economic value of a robust interstate highway that funding was put in place and action was taken.

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