Jana Stupavsky

Jana Stupavsky is Assistant Director at SABRE (South Alabama Center for Business Analytics, Real Estate, and Economic Development), where she leverages data mining and visual analytics to deliver business intelligence solutions for Gulf Coast enterprises and organizations. She specializes in business research, data visualization, and undergraduate instruction in marketing and data analytics. Additionally, she serves as a data analytics ambassador on the University of South Alabama campus.

 

Prior to academia, she drove strategic economic development initiatives at the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce and Mobile Airport Authority. Her portfolio included managing aerospace, chemical, and manufacturing projects that generated 1,400+ jobs and $700+ million in capital investments. She also led marketing initiatives and developed a geospatial database that enhanced regional development planning, resulting in improved facility leasing and operations.

 

A multilingual professional fluent in Slovak, Czech, Croatian, German, and Swedish, in addition to English, Jana holds an MBA and BSBA in Marketing-International Business from the University of South Alabama. She is currently pursuing a doctorate in Business Administration with a focus on Business Analytics.