ASA President Rob Santos says, “… building community is critical for us, both in our statistical community and in society more generally. Yes, we can be mentors, but we can and should also be guardian angels.”

Rob Santos discusses his hopes of leaving a lasting legacy of helping others.

Rob Santos discusses how a Davy Crockett T-shirt started him on his personal journey toward becoming a JEDI.

Rob Santos values and seeks alternative perspectives—be they in statistical studies, project management, leadership decision-making, or even career development—because different perspectives can lead to vastly different interpretations, and all interpretations can contribute to a dialog that leads to insight.

ASA President Rob Santos says being vulnerable can lead to genuine intellectual, personal, and career growth. It’s about being honest with yourself and others, allowing yourself to take your best shot at a career choice or a novel approach to a problem, or voicing a totally different perspective on research that gets people to think more critically.

ASA President Rob Santos illustrates how one might flip a research framework to create opportunity through a new perspective—something he sometimes does when working on policy issues as a reality check.

Rob Santos believes statisticians are superheroes, but their superpowers are only as good as their underlying assumptions.

Rob Santos hopes we see a spring season that blossoms with health, tolerance, and friendship.

“… Creative ideas can emerge anywhere and at any time if we can only keep ourselves receptive to them.”

Everyone has a personal reservoir of resilience and current times require using those reservoirs to navigate the day-to-day challenges and help others whose wells have run low.