Stefan Jansen is the founder and Lead Data Scientist at Applied AI. He advises Fortune 500 companies, investment firms, and startups on data and AI strategy, building data science teams, and developing machine learning solutions. Before his current venture, he was a partner and managing director at an international investment firm where he built the predictive analytics and investment research practice. He also was a senior executive at a global fintech company with operations in 15 markets. Earlier, he advised Central Banks in emerging markets, worked for the World Bank, and co-founded the Alliance for Financial Inclusion. Stefan holds Master degrees in Computer Science from Georgia Tech and in Economics from Harvard and Free University Berlin and is a CFA Charterholder. He is the author for ‘Machine Learning for Algorithmic Trading’ and has been teaching data science at Datacamp and General Assembly.
