Where did Zeeshan Usmani go to school?

Zeeshan Usmani studied at Florida Institute of Technology (PhD, Computer Science); Florida Institute of Technology (MS, Computer Science); Harvard Business School (Leadership Principles, Organizational Leadership).

Zeeshan Usmani

Investor

Venture Partner - North America, Asia-Pacific, & Middle East at VU Venture Partners

East Amherst, New York, United States

About

Venture partner and data scientist with over a decade of experience in analytics and AI, previously Global Director of Data Science and Partnerships at Walee. A Kaggle Grandmaster, Fulbright Scholar and Eisenhower Fellow who has published extensively on AI and data science.

Experience

Skilled ScoreDirector, AI & Product Strategycurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Skilled ScoreDirector of Artificial Intelligencecurrent2024 — present
VU Venture PartnersAdvisor, AI Investments2024 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
VU Venture PartnersInvestment Advisor2024 — 2025
WALEEDirector, Data Science & Partnerships2022 — 2023Buffalo, New York, United States
The Home DepotPrincipal Data Scientist (Team Lead)2021 — 2022Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Home DepotLead Data Scientist2021 — 2022
Misk FoundationProgram Manager - Big Data & AI2017 — 2021Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
QuarrioChief Technology Officer (CTO)2016 — 2017Berkeley, CA
PredictifyMeChief Technology Officer (CTO)2014 — 2016Raleigh, NC, USA
Brown UniversityVisiting Scholar2014Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
InterActive GroupChief of Research2011 — 2014Islamabad
GIK InstituteAssistant Professor2009 — 2010Topi
Discover Financial ServicesAb Initio Developer2006Riverwoods, IL
CitiAb Initio Developer2006New York City Metropolitan Area

Skills & more

Analytical Skills3Strategy99Analysis98Leadership57Team Leadership46Negotiation19Relationship Building2Computer Science99Digital Currency1Computer Science EducationPrompt EngineeringStrategic Program Planning Process

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Predictive ModelingReal Estate AnalyticsAI SolutionsProduct DevelopmentEnterprise PlatformsAgile EngineeringData AnalyticsProgram ManagementBig Data AnalyticsStakeholder ManagementData TaxonomyMetadata Management

Languages Arabic · English · Gujrati · Sindhi · Urdu

Kaggle Grandmaster — Kaggle
Artificial Intelligence - Technology, Governance and Policy Framework — Diplo Foundation
Blockchain Developer — Udacity
Developing Blockchain Strategy — RMIT University
ENx: Entrepreneurial Negotiations — Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Blockchain 360: A State of the Art for Professionals — Coursera
AI For Everyone — Coursera
Introduction to Quantum Computing — Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Advanced Machine Learning and Signal Processing — Coursera
Fundamentals of Scalable Data Science — Coursera

From Zeeshan's professional profile.

Colleagues at VU Venture Partners

Aakash Jain

Partner - North America, Europe, & LatAm at VU Venture Partners

Alejandro Chardon

Associate at VU Venture Partners

Alessandra (Sandra) Habermann

Senior Associate at VU Venture Partners

Andrew Zalasin

General Partner - North America, Europe, & LatAm at VU Venture Partners

Andy Goldstein

Partner - Western Europe at VU Venture Partners

Angie Wang

Principal - Asia-Pacific Investment Team at VU Venture Partners

Antonio Lavia

Investor at VU Venture Partners

Arpan Ajmera

Prinicipal - North America, Latam & Europe at VU Venture Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Zeeshan Usmani?: Venture partner and data scientist with over a decade of experience in analytics and AI, previously Global Director of Data Science and Partnerships at Walee. A Kaggle Grandmaster, Fulbright Scholar and Eisenhower Fellow who has published extensively on AI and data science.
Where does Zeeshan Usmani work?: Zeeshan Usmani is Venture Partner - North America, Asia-Pacific, & Middle East at VU Venture Partners.
Where did Zeeshan Usmani go to school?: Zeeshan Usmani studied at Florida Institute of Technology (PhD, Computer Science); Florida Institute of Technology (MS, Computer Science); Harvard Business School (Leadership Principles, Organizational Leadership).

Same school

Also attended Florida Institute of Technology10

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Also attended Copenhagen Business School309

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Also attended University of Nicosia11

Oleg MikhalskyPartner at Fulgur Ventures Astrid WoollardAssociate Partner at Venionaire Capital Panos PapadopoulosPartner at Marathon Venture Capital Moritz MüllerSenior Investment Analyst at SMAPE Capital Vishal TulsianAdvisor at BLinC Invest Dionysis PartsinevelosAnalyst at 33East

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Also attended United States Military Academy at West Point81

A.J. BertoneExecutive Vice President, Investments at In-Q-Tel Les CraigInvestor at Next Frontier Capital Richard ClarkeInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Aaron StachelPartner at FirstMile Ventures Patrick HenshawManaging Director at Render Capital Ben FawEntrepreneur-in-Residence at Context Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at VU Venture Partners55

Casy van MaanenAssociate at GTMfund Susan AkbarpourManaging Partner at Candou Ventures Farah DaouPrincipal at Moonshots Capital Iva RakocevicSenior Investment Manager at Elevator Ventures William LeonardInvestor at Valor Ventures Brija JohnsonProgram Director at UCLA Ventures

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Also worked at The Home Depot16

Rob TaylorOperating Partner at Silverton Partners Molly ParadiesSenior Associate, Investor Relations at CAVU Consumer Partners Laura RuizPrincipal at Nazca Ben DavisDirector at Mercato Partners Nikhita KulkarniAssociate, Investments & Investor Relations at AIF Jeff FlynnDirector at Citi Ventures

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Also worked at Brown University103

Alexis AlstonInvestor at Lightship Capital Lauren KolodnyInvestor at Aspect Ventures David BorcsokPartner at Mucker Capital David MoskowitzPrincipal at MPM BioImpact Paxton MajorManaging Director at Northpond Ventures Chuck DavisOperating Partner at TCV

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Also worked at InterActive Group1

Stephen ThomasInvestor at Innvotec Ltd.