Bako Feizi

Bako Feizi, PhD, MBA, serves as the Associate Director of Data Science and Advanced Analytics at Protiviti since September 2020, where leadership in machine learning solutions for fintech, banking, healthcare, and big-tech companies is a focus. Notable achievements include unlocking significant loans for a major US bank through model development and leading a portfolio validation for an international fintech, generating recurring revenue. Prior roles include Senior Manager at Protiviti and Senior Associate at KPMG, where complex model-based projects were managed for various financial clients. Earlier experience includes leading a data science team at ZS, designing strategies for the pharmaceutical sector, and delivering prominent engineering solutions as a Lead Structural/Tunnel Engineer at AECOM. Bako holds an MBA from The Wharton School, an MSc in Computer Science from Penn Engineering, a PhD in Structural Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, and a BSc in Civil/Structural Engineering from Iran University of Science and Technology.