Abhishek Jha

Abhishek Jha is a Vice President at American Express, currently serving as the Vice President of Emerging AI Data Products and Services since March 2022.1 He has over 13 years of experience in developing and leading innovative data and machine learning initiatives.1

Career at American Express

Abhishek has held several positions at American Express:

1. Vice President, Emerging AI Data Products and Services (March 2022 - Present)
2. Vice President, Point of Sale (POS), Network and Merchant Partnerships, Fraud Risk (March 2020 - February 2022)
3. Senior Manager to Director, Compromise Fraud Strategy (November 2015 - March 2020)
4. Business Analyst to Senior Manager, Credit Risk Decision Science (April 2010 - October 2015)

Education

• Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance & Strategy from Management Development Institute (2008 - 2010)
• B.Tech in Electronics & Communication from National Institute of Technology Rourkela (2002 - 2006)

Previous Experience

Before joining American Express, Abhishek worked as a Software Engineer at Aricent from September 2006 to June 2008.1

Skills and Achievements

Abhishek has demonstrated expertise in:

• Developing AI products and services in Intelligent Document Processing, Advanced NLP, and Advanced ML
• Managing fraud risk for Point-of-Sale transactions worldwide
• Transforming compromise and testing detection using machine learning and dark web data sources
• Driving innovation in credit risk decision science by incorporating new data sources and machine learning techniques

He also holds an American Express & Harvard Certificate in Leadership Excellence, issued in January 2019.1