About
Usamah Khan is Vice President and Head of Data & Technology at White Star Capital, based in Toronto. He trained as an engineer at McGill University and holds an MBA and a Masters in Analytics. Before joining White Star, he worked in data-centric, product-focused roles, starting as a Data Analyst at early-stage startups and later as a Data Scientist at a tech and design firm.
Experience
- White Star CapitalVice President, Head of Data & Technologycurrent2025 — presentToronto, ON
- White Star CapitalVice President, Data & Technology2023 — 2026Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- White Star CapitalSenior Associate | Manager, Data & Technology2021 — 2023Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- White Star CapitalAnalyst | Data & Technology2021Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- UmbrelliumData Scientist2017 — 2021London, United Kingdom
- Ready EducationData Analyst2016 — 2017Montreal, Canada Area
- World Health OrganizationDatabase Designer Consultant2015 — 2016
- Liberal Party of CanadaData Manager and Field Organizer2015Montreal, Canada Area
- UNITAIDData Analyst Intern2015Geneva Area, Switzerland
- McGill UniversityResearch Assistant2013 — 2014McGill University, Faculty of Engineering
- Polytechnique MontréalResearch Assistant2013Ecole Polytechnique, Programme de genie civil
- Fondation des Grands Frères Grandes Soeurs de MontréalMentor2012 — 2013Montreal
- United NationsMeeting Room Attendant2009Geneva, Switzerland
- International Labour OrganizationI.T Technician Apprenticeship2007Geneva, Switzerland
Skills & more
Teamwork9Creative Strategy3Team Motivation1EMMEGauss2Database Design7Engineering5Programming7R4Microsoft Excel8Microsoft Word6Talend Open Studio2
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MySQLGitGithubCMatlabStataSPSSResearchPhotographyMachine LearningData ScienceRegression ModelsLanguages English · French · Spanish · Urdu
- Data Science in Real Life — Coursera Course Certificates
- Building a Data Science Team — Coursera Course Certificates
- A Crash Course in Data Science — Coursera Course Certificates
- Design Kit — NovoEd
- Machine Learning — Coursera Course Certificates
- Data Science Specialization — Coursera Course Certificates
- Developing Data Products — Coursera Course Certificates
- Practical Machine Learning — Coursera Course Certificates
- Regression Models — Coursera Course Certificates
- Getting and Cleaning Data — Coursera Course Certificates
From Usamah's professional profile.
Colleagues at White Star Capital
Adam Gale
Manager, Fund Administrator at White Star Capital
Alberto Lopez Toledo
Venture Partner & CTO Advisory at White Star Capital
Alejandro Licona
Vice President at White Star Capital
Alex Thabet
Venture Partner at White Star Capital
Alex Wilson
Investor at White Star Capital
Arjun Mehra
Associate at White Star Capital
Bérénice Moustial
Vice President at White Star Capital
Blanche Ajarrista
Partner, Head of Strategy at White Star Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Usamah Khan?
- Usamah Khan is Vice President and Head of Data & Technology at White Star Capital, based in Toronto. He trained as an engineer at McGill University and holds an MBA and a Masters in Analytics. Before joining White Star, he worked in data-centric, product-focused roles, starting as a Data Analyst at early-stage startups and later as a Data Scientist at a tech and design firm.
- Where does Usamah Khan work?
- Usamah Khan is Vice President, Head of Data & Technology at White Star Capital.
- Where did Usamah Khan go to school?
- Usamah Khan studied at Hult International Business School (Master of Science - MS, Business Analytics); Hult International Business School (MBA - Dean's List, Business Analytics); McGill University (Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Civil Engineering).
Same school
Also attended Hult International Business School46
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Also attended McGill University425
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Also attended International School of Geneva22
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Shared employers
Also worked at Ready Education2
Also worked at Liberal Party of Canada4
Also worked at Polytechnique Montréal5
Also worked at United Nations87
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