Jordi Diaz

Jordi Diaz is a highly accomplished data science and AI leader with extensive experience in the field. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and an Engineer's Degree in Telecommunications Engineering from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.1

Professional Experience

Jordi has had a distinguished career spanning various roles and companies:

• Partner and Global Head of Data Science at QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey (October 2020 - September 2024)12
• Head of Data Science, North America at QuantumBlack (September 2018 - October 2020)1
• Principal Data Scientist at QuantumBlack (February 2017 - September 2018)1
• Partner at McKinsey & Company (February 2017 - September 2024)12

Prior to his roles at QuantumBlack and McKinsey, Jordi worked as:

• Senior Data Scientist at Pixability
• Staff Engineer and Senior Engineer at Qualcomm
• Senior DSP Engineer at Lantiq, an Intel Company
• DSP Firmware Engineer at Aware, Inc.1

Expertise and Contributions

Jordi specializes in building statistical models and machine learning algorithms to solve complex business problems across various industries. At QuantumBlack, he led a team of data scientists deploying models in production for sectors including healthcare, aerospace, automotive, and sports.1

Recent Career Move

As of September 15, 2024, Jordi announced the end of his 7+ year journey with QuantumBlack and McKinsey.2 He has since taken on a new role as Managing Director, Head of Data Science and AI at Bain Capital.34

Additional Information

Jordi is multilingual, with full professional proficiency in English and native or bilingual proficiency in Catalan and Spanish.1 He also volunteers as an Organizer of Boston Bayesians, a community focused on practical applications of Bayesian methods in data science and statistics.1