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title: "Profiles in Risk – E126: Shana Schlossberg, CEO and Rachel Dantess, Startup Scout for Upward Hartford - InsNerds.com"
description: "Carey Anne Nadeau interviews Shana Schlossberg and Rachel Dantess of Upward Hartford LISTEN HERE: OR WATCH HERE: Connect with: Shana Schlossberg - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shana-schlossberg/ Rachel Dantess - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-dantess/ Upward Hartford - www.moveupward.city/labs"
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# [Profiles in Risk – E126: Shana Schlossberg, CEO and Rachel Dantess, Startup Scout for Upward Hartford - InsNerds.com](https://insnerds.com/insights/profiles-in-risk-e126-shana-schlossberg-ceo-and-rachel-dantes-startup-scout-for-upward-hartford)

 Written by [Carey Anne Nadeau](https://insnerds.com/insights/author/carey-anne-nadeau) | Dec 16, 2018 5:00:00 AM

# Profiles in Risk – E126: Shana Schlossberg, CEO and Rachel Dantess, Startup Scout for Upward Hartford

by Carey Anne Nadeau

Carey Anne Nadeau interviews Shana Schlossberg and Rachel Dantess of Upward Hartford

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**Connect with:**  
 Shana Schlossberg – **[https://www.linkedin.com/in/shana-schlossberg/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/shana-schlossberg/)  
**Rachel Dantess – [**https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-dantess/**](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-dantess/)  
 Upward Hartford – [**www.moveupward.city/labs**](http://www.moveupward.city/labs)

### About Carey Anne Nadeau

Carey Anne Nadeau is the founder and CEO of ODN, a geospatial statistics insurtech focused on measuring the world of risk around insured customers. Her expertise is specifically in entrepreneurship, machine learning, and data, with a special focus on urban areas. Carey Anne is a Research Affiliate at MIT and formerly was a Data Analyst for the Brookings Institution and Urban Institute. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, and the Atlantic, among others. Carey Anne lives and works in New York.

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Carey Anne Nadeau is the founder and CEO of ODN, a geospatial statistics insurtech focused on measuring the world of risk around insured customers. Her expertise is specifically in entrepreneurship, machine learning, and data, with a special focus on urban areas. Carey Anne is a Research Affiliate at MIT and formerly was a Data Analyst for the Brookings Institution and Urban Institute. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, and the Atlantic, among others. Carey Anne lives and works in New York.

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