Natalia Lyarskaya

Natalia Lyarskaya has a diverse work background with experience in data science, risk management, and innovation. Natalia is currently serving as the VP of Data Science & Risk at Billie, a role they started in October 2022. Prior to this, Natalia held multiple positions at ZestMoney, including Chief Data Officer from 2018 to 2022 and Head of Decision Science from 2015 to 2018. At ZestMoney, they led the design and development of data science and risk management strategies, built automated ML-based decision systems, and scaled up high-performing analytics teams. Natalia also worked at Wonga as the Head of Innovation in 2014 and as the Head of Data Science for the UK and International regions from 2011 to 2014. Natalia began their career as a Statistics Analyst/Consultant at CRIF S.p.A. in 2006 and worked as a Sales Statistics Analyst at L'OREAL (Russia) from 2004 to 2006.

Natalia Lyarskaya attended the Université Paris-Sorbonne from 2007 to 2011, where they pursued a PhD in Economics. Natalia also attended the Higher School of Economics, but no specific degree or field of study is mentioned.