With the heart of an educator, Jamila Holt is always ready to simplify complex concepts. Her career started as a secondary science teacher. During her last year in education for the District of Columbia Public Schools, Jamila served as an instructor where she analyzed students' test scores and coached teachers on how to improve student outcomes. It was during this time that her love of data science blossomed. Now a data scientist using machine learning to predict military readiness, Jamila is immersing herself in data science and volunteer opportunities across the firm.