Biography

Lara is a data scientist and machine learning engineer with particular interests in financial modeling and Bayesian financial statistics. At Booth, she teaches Python, SQL, and R courses.

She has previously been a consultant at McKinsey and EY, specializing in machine learning for finance. Kattan holds an MPP in public policy (econometrics concentration) from the University of Chicago, and a BA in economics and political science from Northwestern University.

Academic Areas

  • Econometrics and Statistics
  • Operations Management

2024 - 2025 Course Schedule

Number Course Title Quarter
32120 Data Analysis with Python and SQL 2025 (Winter)
32100 Data Analysis with R and Python 2024 (Autumn)
32130 Data Visualization for Decision-Making 2025 (Spring)