Crowe Horwath appoints chief data science officer

While the chief data science officer role is common at technology firms, it's not standard at accounting and consulting firms. "I'm excited for this opportunity and the commitment from Crowe to push forward into this area," said Bass, who joined Crowe in 2015 as the firm's only data scientist. "With a team of world-class data scientists, we've already set the groundwork and incorporated machine learning into a few solutions in a very short amount of time." Bass has extensive experience applying advanced analytic, automation and machine learning techniques to a variety of industries. He is a continual learner, as shown through five combined degrees in aerospace engineering, statistics and finance from the University of Michigan, Purdue University and the Pennsylvania State University.