Chicago Booth Harper Center

Biography

Lara is a data scientist and machine learning engineer with particular interests in financial modeling and Bayesian financial statistics. At Booth, she teaches Python, SQL, and R courses.

She has previously been a consultant at McKinsey and EY, specializing in machine learning for finance. Kattan holds an MPP in public policy (econometrics concentration) from the University of Chicago, and a BA in economics and political science from Northwestern University.

Academic Areas

  • Econometrics and Statistics
  • Operations Management

2024 - 2025 Course Schedule

Number Course Title Quarter
32120 Data Analysis with Python and SQL 2025 (Winter)
32120 Data Analysis with Python and SQL 2025 (Spring)
32100 Data Analysis with R and Python 2024 (Autumn)
32130 Data Visualization for Decision-Making 2025 (Spring)

2025 - 2026 Course Schedule

Number Course Title Quarter
32120 Data Analysis with Python and SQL 2025 (Autumn)
32120 Data Analysis with Python and SQL 2026 (Winter)
32120 Data Analysis with Python and SQL 2026 (Spring)
32130 Data Visualization for Decision-Making 2026 (Spring)