Amanda Makulec

Amanda Makulec is a data visualization leader on a mission to help people make data meaningful. She has worked with clients in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors to design public health data graphics, develop dashboards, and build cross-functional data teams. Her work emphasizes visualizing data responsibly, particularly when communicating health information and designing analytical tools that inform decisions about access, delivery, and quality of health care services.

Teaching others the art and science of visualizing data responsibly is where Amanda spends most of her time. She has led data visualization workshops and courses for thousands of people around the world, from Boston to Zimbabwe. She also serves as Adjunct Faculty at the Maryland Institute College of Art, and frequently guest lectures on data visualization design in public health and analytics programs.

When she's not working with clients or teaching, you can find her hosting Chart Chat with her co-authors of the upcoming back Dashboards that Deliver and writing about data visualization in publications including Nightingale, the New York Times, Fast Company, and her Viz Responsibly newsletter. Amanda serves on the Advisory Council for the global Data Visualization Society, where she is a founding board member and served as Executive Director (2021-2024) and Operations Director (2019-2020).