Shirzad Malekpour

Shirzad Malekpour, Ph.D., serves as the Head of Model Risk and Enterprise Risk Analytics at Varo Bank since February 2020, previously holding roles as Head of Enterprise Risk Analytics and Head of Financial Crime Analytics. Prior experience includes positions as a Quantitative Analytics Consultant and Quantitative Risk Associate at Wells Fargo from June 2016 to February 2020. Shirzad's academic background features a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and Master of Science (MS) in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where extensive research focused on stock-trading strategies and algorithm development using control theory and machine learning. Additionally, Shirzad contributed to academia as a research assistant and teaching assistant, supporting a wide range of engineering and mathematics courses.