Jay Landau

Jay leads marketing strategy for the Student Recruitment & Global Outreach team and analytics across the school at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. He manages a team responsible for digital marketing, communications, lead generation, and data analysis for degree and non-degree programs. Jay works to develop a dynamic and talented pipeline of students who are prepared to take on some of the world’s most pressing challenges. Jay’s work focuses on building program visibility and interest, exceeding application targets, and analyzing data to predict and strategize around admissions and enrollment management. 

Jay has over 10 years of professional experience in the nonprofit and education sectors, including international development work in Chiapas, Mexico for Save the Children Mexico, and developing educational programs in Chicago for refugees, immigrants and teens for the City Colleges of Chicago and the Heartland Alliance. He is passionate about responsibly advancing the field of data science to make an impact in the education, nonprofit, and public sectors. 

Jay holds an MBA and Master of Science in Business Analytics from the University of Illinois at Chicago.