Santhosh Suresh

Santhosh Suresh, PhD, currently serves as the Head of Product Data Science for Digital Wallets at PayPal, focusing on experimentation, analytics, and strategic ML research for the global PayPal App used by over 200 million users. Additionally, Santhosh is a faculty member at OPIT, teaching Business Problem Solving and Applications of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. Previous roles include Data Science Manager at Meta, where Santhosh built data strategies for improving product performance, and VP at Citadel Securities, overseeing Fixed Income ETFs. Experience also includes an engagement manager position at McKinsey & Company, successfully leading teams in performance improvement projects, as well as a PhD from the University of Michigan. Santhosh holds multiple degrees, including a Master's in Financial Engineering from World Quant University and a BTech in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Madras.