Albert directs TruMedia's sports analytics efforts for all sports, while also managing TruMedia's soccer products.. After earning a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and a Master’s degree in Statistical Computing from the University of Central Florida, Albert moved to Bristol, CT to join ESPN’s Stats & Information group. Less than a year. later he was selected as a founding member of ESPN's Production Analytics team. In three years with Production Analytics he helped create ESPN’s Total Quarterback Rating (QBR), the Basketball Power Index (BPI), along with several other analytical metrics and tools that enhance ESPN's storytelling toolbox.. He also researched and wrote extensively on European and American soccer for ESPN.com and ESPN the Magazine while managing ESPN’s Soccer Power Index (SPI) – originally developed by Fivethirtyeight.com creator and Editor-in-Chief Nate Silver.. Albert is also currently an adjunct instructor at Quinnipiac University, teaching a course on sports analytics to graduate sports journalism students on how to better use statistics, analytics, and data visualization in their work. He is based in Miami, FL where he lives with his wife Bridgette and daughter Lyla.
