Odhiambo John Andrew
Data Associate
Odhiambo is a Data Associate at the Brain and Mind Institute (BMI), where he turns research data into evidence that advances the understanding of brain and mental health. He builds clean, reliable datasets, safeguards data quality, and runs the analyses that translate raw numbers into insight across BMI's studies.
He holds a Master's degree in Data Science, specialising in AI and public health, and a Bachelor's in Mathematical Statistics — both from the University of Nairobi — pairing rigorous statistical training with modern machine-learning methods. Over more than seven years, he has worked with NGOs and global health organizations to put data to work for people. At Compassion International, he tracked health and education outcomes for vulnerable children to drive better services. At RTI International, he worked on the Western Kenya Sanitation Project, analyzing data to strengthen water, sanitation and hygiene programmes. Across these roles he has brought expertise in survey design, impact evaluation and database management.
His research sits at the intersection of data science and public health. His latest first-author study, published in Frontiers in Public Health (2026), uses machine learning to uncover the environmental and household drivers of depressive symptoms in rural Kilifi, Kenya. A selection of his work can be found on ORCID at https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2063-3060.
Odhiambo is a Fellow of the Sub-Saharan Africa Consortium for Advanced Biostatistics (SSACAB) and a member of the Statistical Society of Kenya — communities through which he contributes to building Africa's biostatistics and data-science capacity. Driven by a belief that good data can solve hard problems and empower others, he finds purpose in untangling complexity and mentoring the next generation of analysts. His fuel? Transforming raw data into powerful insights that drive smarter decisions.
Off the clock, he is a dedicated chess player and a loyal Detroit Lions fan in the NFL — equally at home finding strategy on the 64 squares and on the gridiron.
