Eric Pachman Wins Fellowship to Democratize Data Analysis

Pachman founded Data 4 The People in 2025 to bridge the resource gap between elite institutions and the public. By integrating artificial intelligence into his workflow, he intends to lower the cost of data analysis, making it accessible to those who traditionally rely on expensive, commissioned research. Over the next year, his work will center on preserving vulnerable public datasets, training AI models to accelerate output, and building the technical foundation for local newsrooms that lack dedicated data teams.

A chemical engineering graduate with an MBA from Harvard, Pachman previously co-founded 46brooklyn Research and 3 Axis Advisors. His prior investigations were pivotal in uncovering nearly $225 million in pharmacy benefit manager spread pricing within Ohio’s Medicaid system. That work ultimately triggered policy shifts across more than a dozen states and informed the $2 billion restructuring of New York’s Medicaid drug benefit. Jim O'Shaughnessy, CEO of the investment firm, noted that the fellowship aims to amplify Pachman’s track record of using data to drive systemic transparency. Pachman intends to use the funding to move beyond individual research, creating tools that allow others to visualize complex societal problems.