Dr. Jared Knowles is the president of Civilytics Consulting, a firm he established in 2016 to advance public performance metrics for government services. He provides consulting in statistical computing, research design, data analysis, and R programming training, with specialized expertise in machine learning, multilevel modeling, and statistical analysis methods.
Previously, Knowles served as a research analyst at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, where he designed and implemented the Wisconsin Dropout Early Warning System (DEWS) — a machine-learning predictive framework deployed statewide for grades 5–9. He led internal analysis efforts and presented findings to agency leadership, legislators, school leaders, teachers, and the public.
He completed his PhD in Political Science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and was a fellow in the Interdisciplinary Training Program in Education Sciences at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research.