Ankush Talwar

Ankush Talwar has over 15 years of experience in the data science field. Ankush began their career in 2005 as a Programmer Analyst at Inductis. In 2007, they moved to American Express as a Manager of Marketing & Risk Modeling. In 2010, they became the Head of Modeling & Insights at PAYBACK. In 2015, they joined Flipkart as an Associate Director of Analytics. In 2016, they moved to Ogilvy as a Data Scientist. In 2018, they became the SVP & Head of Data Science at Publicis. In 2020, they joined Quantiphi as the Head of Commercialization & Solutions Engineering and also became a Principal Data Scientist at Kognoz Research & Consulting Pvt. Ltd. Most recently, in 2021, they co-founded GoKwik as a Data Science & Operations.

Ankush Talwar has a diverse educational background. Ankush obtained a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) from Punjab Engineering College between 2000 and 2004. In 2009 and 2010, they completed an Executive Program in Business Analytics from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, in the field of Data Science. Most recently, they completed a Micromasters Program in Artificial Intelligence from Columbia University in 2021. Additionally, they have obtained certifications from the National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM) as a Research Analyst in 2021, and as a Registered Investment Advisor Level 1 and Level 2.