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Zest AI

Sean Kamkar

Chief technology officer

Sean Kamkar is chief technology officer of Zest AI. The company leadership page says he oversees engineering and data science teams that build AI and machine-learning systems for credit underwriting.

Education and earlier work

He earned a Ph.D. from Stanford University in aeronautics and astronautics engineering and did postgraduate work at NASA Ames Research Center. Before Zest he managed a team of more than 200 engineers on safety improvements for aging U.S. natural gas pipelines. He lives in Burbank, California.

Technology at Zest

Under his leadership Zest says its models emphasise performance, fairness, automation, and compliance for financial institutions deploying AI underwriting.

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