From how frontier models are actually trained and evaluated, to how enterprises deploy them at scale — most of what I know, I've learned from the inside. Working at the intersection of AI development, data operations, and model quality at Scale AI gives me a rare vantage point. And increasingly, it's exactly what investors, consultants, and strategy teams need when making decisions about the AI landscape.
Born in Shiraz, Iran in 1982, I moved to Hamburg, Germany at the age of three and grew up there for over twenty-five years. I'm a German citizen and speak four languages — Farsi, German, English, and French — which means I can engage with European and Middle Eastern clients directly, without translation layers.
My MBA took me across universities in Germany, the UK, China, and the US. After graduation, my career has spanned Riyadh, Vienna, Dublin, Berlin, and New York — from heading marketing at a supermarket chain in Saudi Arabia, to building businesses at Google, Yum Brands, and Mastercard, to co-founding Tuli Technologies, a social commerce platform.
After nearly two decades in the corporate world, I took a year-long sabbatical to travel the world. I've now visited almost 100 countries and still venture toward new unknown places whenever I can. When I'm not working with AI, you'll find me diving with sharks.
