Our Brain Trust
We are economists who combine economic insights, business practicalities, and AI to assist in deal sourcing, valuation, and portfolio value creation. With combined expertise in operations, financial markets, and AI, we are uniquely positioned to address your business needs.
Aziz Lookman, PhD
Founder & Chief Analytics Officer
Aziz has spent more than twenty years combining subject-matter expertise with analytics and data. He was Head of AI at Two Sigma Private Equity, Global Chief Risk Officer at Amazon Capital Services, and Head of AI at AIG Professional Liability, and taught as a professor at Carnegie Mellon.
PhD in Finance, Carnegie Mellon University. BTech, IIT Bombay.
Amar Yashlaha
Data Architecture Advisor
Large-scale data warehousing and integration pipelines, with cloud services designed for Fortune 500 companies.
MS Electrical Engineering, Michigan State University
Stephane Caraguel
Machine Learning Advisor
Modeling that combines behavioral science and analytics. Bayesian networks across insurance, investment, adtech, and healthcare, including work on a NASA mission.
MS Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, ENSIIE
Niren Nazareth
Capital Markets Advisor
Twenty years in capital markets and investment banking. Raised over $20 billion at Deutsche Bank for clients including Alibaba, Dish Network, and the US Treasury.
MBA in Finance, Columbia University. CFA charterholder.
Jeff Helzner, PhD
Decision Science Advisor
Research decision scientist at Blackboard Insurance and AIG InsureTech. Led behavioral science work at AIG and taught as a professor at Columbia.
PhD in Logic, Computation and Methodology, Carnegie Mellon University
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