​Dr. Saxena serves as the Principal Analytical Training Consultant at SAS R&D India Pune center. A passionate Data Science enthusiast, he holds certifications as a Machine Learning Specialist and Predictive Modeler. He earned a Ph. D. in Statistics from the School of Studies in Statistics, Vikram University, Ujjain. Committed to continuous learning, he has supplemented his academic journey with short-term courses in related disciplines at the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, and the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.

With over two decades of experience, Dr. Saxena's professional journey encompasses research, teaching, training, consulting, writing, and education product design. He authored the book "Tree-Based Machine Learning Methods in SAS Viya" and co-authored "Randomness and Optimal Estimation in Data Sampling," published by the American Research Press, USA. Dr. Saxena boasts a portfolio of more than 35 publications, including research papers in esteemed journals like the Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference, Communications in Statistics–Theory and Methods, Statistica, Statistical Papers, and Vikalpa to name a few.