Jordi Diaz

Jordi Diaz is an executive-level Data Science and AI leader with a stronghold on technical expertise and significant experience collaborating with business leaders to enhance performance using data analytics and AI.

At QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey, Jordi facilitates organizations in harnessing the power of data and AI to drive lasting improvements in performance. He actively engages with business executives to formulate strategic visions and implementation roadmaps for AI transformations, leading multidisciplinary teams to create and implement analytics and AI solutions that significantly impact businesses on a large scale.

With a focus on consumer goods, transportation, manufacturing, and technology industries, Jordi leverages his profound technical background, including a Ph.D. in Engineering and over seventeen years of professional experience, to deliver finely engineered technical solutions that integrate various methodologies such as statistical modeling, machine learning, deep learning, optimization, and generative AI.

In his role as the leader of the Data Science Guild at QuantumBlack, where he oversees a community of over 500 data scientists worldwide, Jordi plays a pivotal role in fostering teams, developing assets, and enhancing capabilities that position QuantumBlack as a premier analytics and AI consultancy globally.

Jordi Diaz is recognized for his principled and collaborative approach, exceptional leadership, strategic acumen, and trusted advisory capacity for both technical and business professionals. Additionally, he contributes to the data science community as the Organizer of Boston Bayesians, a group dedicated to the practical application of Bayesian methods.

Jordi's educational background includes a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, an Engineer's Degree in Telecommunications Engineering from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, and a Fellowship in Advanced Study Program in Leadership and Innovation from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

His professional journey has seen him hold various key positions, including Partner and Global Head of Data Science at QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey, Partner and Global Head of Data Science at McKinsey & Company, Head of Data Science for North America at QuantumBlack, Principal Data Scientist at QuantumBlack, Senior Data Scientist at Pixability, Staff Engineer at Qualcomm, Senior Engineer at Qualcomm, Senior DSP Engineer at Lantiq (an Intel Company), and DSP Firmware Engineer at Aware, Inc.