Tanner is coming to UMKC from the University of Florida, where he serves as a senior research analyst.

In his role as director of university analytics and institutional effectiveness, Tanner will lead the university’s research, decision-making and reporting enterprise. As a member of the Provost’s leadership team, he will work with UMKC and UM System leadership to implement a highly functional and strategic data enterprise using best practices in data architecture and storage, data governance, data reporting and data analytic approaches to support university goals and decisions.