Reed McElfresh

Reed McElfresh serves as an adjunct professor in the School of Business at St. Bonaventure University, where he teaches courses like Introduction to Business Analytics and Marketing Analytics for Data-Driven Decision Making. He is actively involved in curriculum development, currently designing the Capstone Course for the MS in Business Analytics program. Beyond academia, he holds the position of Director of Commissions at the Iroquois Group, a network of insurance agencies in Allegany, New York, and previously worked there as a business analyst. He also contributes to the community as an advisory board member for BonaResponds, a student volunteer group at St. Bonaventure, and as a director of Positive Ripples, Inc., a nonprofit focused on educational opportunities and microloans in Haiti, The Bahamas, and Sierra Leone.

McElfresh earned a B.S. in Biology from St. Bonaventure University (2013), followed by an M.B.A. from the same institution (2014). He later obtained an M.S. in Applied Data Science from Syracuse University (2019).

His research interests center on leveraging information visualization to enhance student engagement in analytics education. He has published work on this topic and presented findings at multiple conferences. While no explicit grants or awards are noted, his professional roles reflect a commitment to both business analytics and nonprofit educational initiatives.