Mehrzad Mahdavi

CEO Financial Data Professionals (FDP) Institute

Mehrzad Mahdavi is a technology entrepreneur with focus on breakthrough digital transformation for the Fintech and the energy sectors.   He is a recognized expert and frequent keynote speaker on application of AI, IoT, and Cloud computing in financial sector and industries.   

Mehrzad managed major global businesses in the energy sector.  He is currently the executive director of the Financial Data Professionals Institute (FDPI), a non-profit organization founded with CAIA.  FDPI provides chartered designation, FDP, for the financial professionals working in the fast-growing field of AI and data science. 

Mehrzad is a trusted advisor for global 500 firms in the field of digital transformation. Prior to this position, he served as the Chief Digital Officer of Weatherford International.  He also had and a 22-year career in Schlumberger in variety of technical and management positions.  Mehrzad holds a PhD in Nuclear Science and Technology from the University of Michigan a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.