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Zeeshan Usmani
InvestorVenture Partner - North America, Asia-Pacific, & Middle East at VU Venture Partners
East Amherst, New York, United States
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About
Venture partner and data scientist specializing in analytics and AI. A Kaggle Grandmaster, Fulbright Scholar and Eisenhower Fellow, he previously served as global director of data science and partnerships at Walee.
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 ManagementLanguages 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
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Colleagues at VU Venture Partners
Aakash Jain
Partner - North America, Europe, & LatAm at VU Venture Partners
Alessandro Zago
Frontier Tech Team - North America, Europe, & LatAm at VU Venture Partners
Alina Feingold
Healthcare Team - North America, Europe, & LatAm at VU Venture Partners
Amelia Palermo
Healthcare Team - North America, Europe, & LatAm at VU Venture Partners
Andreas Harting
Enterprise Team - North America, Europe, & LatAm 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
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Zeeshan Usmani?
- Venture partner and data scientist specializing in analytics and AI. A Kaggle Grandmaster, Fulbright Scholar and Eisenhower Fellow, he previously served as global director of data science and partnerships at Walee.
- 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).
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Also worked at The Home Depot48
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Also worked at Brown University142
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