Sajjad Jaffer
Head of Data, Analytics & Machine Learning
Palo Alto, California
Summary
Pioneer of data science for private equity — co-founded Two Six Capital to bring large-scale engineering, statistics, and machine learning to deal diligence and portfolio value creation, positioning analytics as a competitive advantage in PE. growthcurvecapital+2
Builder of scalable analytics platforms and IP — led development and prioritization of R&D and a proprietary data-science platform that processed billions of datapoints and was later integrated into West Monroe's Intellio suite as Intellio Predict. westmonroe+1
Entrepreneurial founder with successful exit and transition to leadership roles — co-founded Two Six Capital, led it through application across many PE transactions and an acquisition, and moved into senior analytics leadership at GrowthCurve Capital. westmonroe+2
Active collaborator with academia and industry advisory roles — leverages Wharton research in commercial applications and serves on Wharton's AI & Analytics advisory structures to bridge academic research and real-world analytics practice. upenn+1
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Five Questions with Sajjad Jaffer of Two Six Capital
December 1, 2018Interview / Q&A covering the founding of Two Six Capital, the firm's mission to apply data science to private equity, and perspectives on technology and analytics in the industry.
Private equity’s impending disruption
January 1, 2018Guest commentary discussing how advances in data science and analytics are set to change private equity's operating model and the role of analytics in deal decisioning and value creation.