Amir Akhundzadeh, CSPO

Amir Akhundzadeh, CSPO has over 15 years of experience in the product management and development field. Amir began their career in 2006 as an Intern at Strategas Research Partners. In 2008, they were a Consultant at Benomics Group, LLC, a Teaching & Research Assistant at Columbia Business School, and an Asset Allocation Analyst at Oppenheimer & Co. From 2011 to 2020, they worked at FactSet as a Product Manager and Senior Product Developer for Fixed Income and Derivatives Portfolio Analytics. In 2020, they joined The Rudin Group as VP, Senior Technical Project Manager, where they planned projects, coordinated with stakeholders, tracked timelines, and handled any issues that arose. Amir also produced the Capgemini World Wealth Report launch, bringing together over 30 presenters from around the globe. In 2021, they became the VP of Product Management at YieldX Inc.

Amir Akhundzadeh obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from New York University in 2008, with minors in Math, Computer Science, and East Asian Studies. Amir also received a Certificate in Mandarin Chinese from Beijing Institute of Education in 2006. Prior to that, they attended Bentley University in 2004 and 2005, studying Finance and Economics. In June 2020, they obtained a Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) certification from the Scrum Alliance.