Farzan Rohani

Farzan Rohani is a highly experienced data science professional currently serving as the Director of Data Science for YouTube, focusing on core experiences such as Growth, Discovery, Search, Notifications, and Responsibility since July 2023. Prior to this role, Farzan spent over 13 years at Google, where positions included Director of Data Science for Google Search Platforms, Principal Data Scientist, and various roles culminating in building and managing data science teams across multiple initiatives, including video ads and display advertising. Beginning a career at Statistics Canada as a Methodologist, Farzan designed a probabilistic model for estimating over-coverage in the Canadian Census. Farzan holds a PhD in Statistics from McGill University and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Sharif University of Technology.