Our Advisory Council
Tony Bordon
Specialties: Marketing Analytics, Sales Strategies
Domain Expertise: Digital Media, Education, Entertainment, Publishing
Years of Exp: 25
Managing Director of a global company specializing in analytics and insurance-based software. Board member of The Boston Children’s Museum and BUILD.ORG. Ex-president of Institutional Initiatives with The Princeton Review. Ex-COO of Riverdeep Inc.
Xi Zhao
Specialties: Econometrics, Risk Modeling, Marketing Analytics
Domain Expertise: Automobile, Banking, Insurance, Asset Management
Years of Exp: 10
Co-leading the Financial Literacy Initiative at Boston Private Industry Council. Member of Young Professional Council at Boston Children’s Museum. CFA® charter holder.
Ashwin Malik Meshram
Specialties: Predictive Analytics, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence
Domain Expertise: Insurance, Retail, E-commerce, Banking, Asset Management
Years of Exp: 15
Managing Director of a US-based machine learning company, specializing in algorithm development for financial services. IIT Bombay alumnus.
Nirav Dagli
Specialties: Financial Modeling, Algorithm Development, Predictive Analytics
Domain Expertise: Banking, Insurance, Asset Management, Consumer Goods
Years of Exp: 25
CEO of a predictive analytics and artificial intelligence company based out of Boston. Ex-Partner at Oliver Wyman.
Rishikesh Deshpande
Specialties: Marketing Analytics, Financial Modeling, Predictive Analytics
Domain Expertise: Retail, FMCG, Consumer Goods, Media, Manufacturing, Telecom
Years of Exp: 25
CEO of a marketing and research analytics firm. Consultant to Fortune 1000 companies.
Peter Viola
Specialties: Scenario Planning Algorithms, M & A Analytics, Operational Efficiency
Domain Expertise: Insurance, Asset Management, E-commerce
Years of Exp: 10
VP of Product and Implementation at a US-based machine learning and artificial intelligence company. Majored in Physics from Tufts University.