Resume
Edward Roske
CEO. Speaker. Data Scientist. Building at the intersection of AI and finance for 25+ years.
Current Roles
CEO
Dawnward
Edward's investment firm. Portfolio across AI, technology, and strategic ventures.
Investor & Contributor
Caprus
AI Software & Services firm helping finance teams leverage artificial intelligence for planning, analytics, and operations.
Co-founder & Stakeholder
Argano
Billion-dollar global consulting firm. Formed through the merger of interRel Consulting (which Edward founded in 1997 and led for 25 years) with several other firms.
Co-chair
Caribbean AI Summit
Co-chairing the Caribbean AI Summit (October 16-17, 2026, San Juan), the largest AI conference Puerto Rico has ever seen.
President
Puerto Rico AI Community
Leading the island's AI community. 850+ attendees across bimonthly events.
Career History
CEO, Roske.AI / Dawnward
Building MCP servers for enterprise finance. AI ventures. Speaking and consulting.
CEO, ArganoInterRel → Chief Performance Officer, Argano
Led the merged entity through integration. Oversaw EPM and analytics practice across the combined firm.
Founder & CEO, interRel Consulting
Founded at age 22. Built into the longest-standing Oracle Platinum EPM Partner worldwide. Five-time Oracle Partner of the Year. Merged into Argano in 2020.
Senior Analytics Consultant, Technium / Pinnacle
Early career in analytics consulting. Where the Essbase obsession began.
Education
Master of Science in Data Science
Southern Methodist University (SMU)
Perfect 4.0 GPA. Outstanding Graduate Award. Focus on machine learning, statistical modeling, and applied data science.
Bachelor of Arts
Shimer College
Great Books curriculum. Started college part-time at 15 (Calculus, Computer Science). Full-time at Simon's Rock of Bard College at 16. Finished after a 20-year detour through entrepreneurship.
Expertise
AI & Machine Learning
MCP Servers, AI Agents, LLMs, NLP, Computer Vision, Deep Learning, Prompt Engineering
Enterprise Finance
Oracle EPM, Essbase, Planning, HFM, Financial Consolidation, Budgeting & Forecasting
Data Science
Python, R, SQL, Statistical Modeling, Machine Learning, Data Visualization, ETL
Leadership
Company Building, M&A, Strategic Planning, Public Speaking, Team Building, Board Governance
Awards & Recognition
ODTUG Lifetime Achievement Award
Fewer than 5 recipients ever
Essbase Speaker of the Year
Kscope18, voted by attendees
Oracle ACE Director
Held for 15+ years. Oracle's highest community recognition
Five-Time Oracle Partner of the Year
Through interRel Consulting
First Perfect Essbase Certification Score
First person to score perfectly on the exam
Kscope Conference Chair
ODTUG Board Member
Two US Patents
#5836617, #5848810, custom postage stamp technology
Publications
Author/co-author of 15 books, including the "Look Smarter Than You Are" series covering Oracle EPM, Essbase, Planning, Smart View, and Analytics Cloud.
View all books →Speaking
300+ presentations across 50+ countries on all 7 continents. Keynotes, workshops, and conference sessions on AI, Data Science, EPM, and leadership.
View speaking history →Let's Work Together
Speaking engagements, consulting, partnerships, or advisory roles.