John Jay Hilfiger is a statistician, with an MS in biostatistics. He has worked as a statistical/computer consultant in three major universities (Rochester, Iowa, Cornell). He has also made heavy use of his data background in positions as associate dean and as director of institutional research. In addition, Hilfiger is a composer/arranger (more than 100 publications) and has been a music professor (masters and Ph.D. in music). A big part of his experience has been helping other people analyze their data with numbers, graphs, and insight.