During his PhD in biochemistry at the Technische Universität München, Gordon developed a passion for slicing up data in different ways, discovering hidden trends and compiling narratives. However he became dissatisfied with the pace of biochemical research, due to the time required to obtain meaningful data from experiments.
This is why discovering Tableau and Alteryx at The Data School was a breath of fresh air for him, as the experiments became the analysis itself, and the time between rounds of innovation reduced to zero. In his spare time Gordon pursues art and graphic design, which he uses to creatively enhance his visualisation work.