You are the #DataLeader who inspires us

Tableau was named a leader for the fifth straight year in the 2017 Gartner Magic Quadrant for BI and Analytics. But we couldn’t have done it without you, the amazing leaders in our community. So we asked you to share the data leaders who inspire you, day in and day out. And we were blown away by your responses!

The Tableau Ambassadors kicked things off by tagging their biggest inspirations:

Who inspires you with their leadership? Chime in & tag a #DataLeader you admire! pic.twitter.com/JidOzpR3Ch

— Tableau Software (@tableau) February 21, 2017

Over the next 24 hours, many of you chimed in to share the leaders you admire. What resulted was a network of nearly 300 data leaders.

Tagging @LeishaPrecision as a #DataLeader for founding the Sydney @WomenindataOz events - her passion, drive, and leadership is inspiring

— Fi Gordon (@VizChic) February 21, 2017

The #dataleader @joe_radburn (and his dad) Cheers for the t-shirts and mugs for #MakeoverMonday @acotgreave @VizWizBI pic.twitter.com/7CPSV5NpTF

— Rob Radburn (@robradburn) February 21, 2017

I'm tagging @paulbanoub #dataleader. A beacon of knowledge when it comes to enterprise engagement of @tableau

— David Pires (@davidmpires) February 21, 2017

You may also be wondering about this trendy new outfit on Twitter. If you see one of your pals sporting this getup, then don’t forget to congratulate them—it means they’ve been tagged as a #DataLeader!

@bridgetjancarz You've been tagged as a #DataLeader! We made an avatar for you to celebrate. pic.twitter.com/lMbEuSq0I2

— Tableau Software (@tableau) February 21, 2017

Being the data nerds we are, of course, we had to visualize this. So go on, explore the network diagram above, and you may just meet a new data friend…or 300!

For a recap of the conversation, check out the #DataLeader feed on Twitter.