Miro Kazakoff

Miro Kazakoff is a Senior Lecturer in Managerial Communication at the MIT Sloan School of Management, focusing on how individuals use data to persuade audiences. He developed courses like 'Communicating and Persuading With Data,' taught across MBA, EMBA, and executive programs. His work emphasizes data visualization, strategic communication, and audience-centric persuasion.

Education: B.A. in English and Computer Science from Georgetown University, and an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management. Professional experience includes co-founding Testive, an education technology firm, and roles at HubSpot, Compete.com, and Bain & Co.

Research Interests: Data storytelling, effective data communication strategies, and bridging technical and non-technical audiences. He authored Persuading with Data (MIT Press, 2022), a guide to integrating visualization and communication.

• Awards: 2021 Digital Teaching Award, 2020 Teaching Award.
• Executive Education: Courses like 'Communicating Data Through Storytelling' and 'Persuading with Data' focus on practical skills for data-driven leadership.

Labs/Teams: Co-founder of Testive, advancing adaptive learning platforms with human coaching.