A Technology and consulting leader with more than 18 years of IT and business advisory experience building and directing data-driven products and services across Fortune 100 and 500 organizations in the Americas, APAC, and EMEA. Zakir joins us from Meta where he was a Product TPM Leader for External Metrics Platform. Former finance professional skilled at translating between business and technology stakeholders. Focused on innovation and accelerating and scaling platforms/products by implementing data strategy and architecture to achieve significant ROI. Zakir holds a Masters in Financial Management specializing in Quantitative Finance & Statistics from Pondicherry University. He is a voracious reader and when not working, you can find Zakir working out of his basement workshop woodworking, restoring antique machinery and electronics equipment.