Financial Economist AI Expert Product Manager

Where Finance
meets Intelligence

I decode complex financial systems, build AI-powered products, and turn data into strategy — for markets, institutions, and the future of economic decision-making.

3+
Years Experience
30+
Projects Delivered
3
Core Domains
Current Focus
"Building AI tools that make financial insight accessible, actionable, and equitable."
— On the intersection of AI & Economic Policy

A thinker at the edge of three worlds

I'm a financial economist with deep roots in economic modelling, market analysis, and policy research — and an equally deep passion for the transformative potential of artificial intelligence.

As a product manager, I bridge the gap between rigorous analysis and real-world execution — translating complex models into products that users and institutions actually use and trust.

I've worked across entrepreneurship support organizations, research institutions, fintech startups, and advisory roles, always asking: how can intelligence — artificial or human — help us make better economic decisions?

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$2M+
in financial assets analysed across modelling and advisory projects
12+
AI/ML models built and shipped for financial applications
5+
publications and policy papers on economics and technology
3
continents of experience working with global teams and institutions

Skills & Domains

A rare blend of quantitative rigour, machine intelligence, and strategic product thinking.

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Financial Economics

Macro & micro modelling, monetary policy analysis, market design, and empirical research methods.

Econometrics Stata / R Time Series Market Design Policy Analysis
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Artificial Intelligence

Machine learning for financial forecasting, NLP for economic text data, LLM integration and agent design.

Python / PyTorch LLMs & RAG NLP ML Forecasting AI Strategy
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Product Management

End-to-end product lifecycle, roadmapping, user research, and cross-functional team leadership in data-driven environments.

Roadmapping User Research Agile / Scrum OKRs Data Products
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Data & Quantitative Analysis

From raw financial datasets to compelling insights — SQL, Python pipelines, dashboards, and statistical inference.

SQL Pandas / Polars Tableau / Power BI A/B Testing Causal Inference

Work Experience

A journey through research, technology, and strategy.

2022 — Present
Senior AI Product Manager
Fintech Company / Research Lab

Leading the development of AI-powered financial analytics products. Defined product strategy, managed cross-functional teams of engineers and economists, and shipped ML forecasting tools used by institutional clients.

AI Products Team Leadership ML Forecasting
2019 — 2022
Financial Economist & Research Analyst
Policy Institute / Think Tank

Conducted empirical research on monetary policy, authored policy papers, and built econometric models informing national economic decisions. Collaborated with central banks and international institutions.

Policy Research Econometrics Publication
2017 — 2019
Data Scientist — Finance
Investment Bank / Asset Manager

Built quantitative models for portfolio risk management and return forecasting. Applied ML techniques to high-frequency financial data and developed internal analytics dashboards for trading desks.

Quant Finance Python / R Risk Modelling
2015 — 2017
Graduate Researcher
University Economics Department

Pursued postgraduate research in development economics and behavioural finance. Thesis on AI-assisted economic forecasting in emerging markets.

Research Development Economics

Selected Projects

Work at the intersection of data, AI, and economic insight.

AI · Economics

Macro Forecast Engine

An LSTM-based macroeconomic forecasting tool trained on 40 years of cross-country data, providing real-time GDP, inflation, and unemployment projections.

Product · Fintech

FiSight — Financial Intelligence Platform

Led end-to-end product development of a B2B analytics platform that surfaces AI-driven credit risk signals for emerging market lenders.

Research · Policy

AI Readiness Index for African Economies

Co-authored a composite index measuring AI adoption capacity across 28 African nations, published and cited by AU Commission reports.

NLP · Finance

Central Bank Sentiment Analyser

Fine-tuned a transformer model on central bank communications to extract forward guidance signals and correlate with bond market movements.

Product · AI

EconAssist — LLM for Economic Research

Designed and shipped a RAG-powered research assistant that helps economists query large datasets and academic literature in natural language.

Consulting · Strategy

AI Strategy for a Central Bank

Developed a 3-year AI adoption roadmap for a national central bank, covering data infrastructure, use cases, governance, and talent strategy.

Consulting & Advisory

I work with organisations, governments, and startups that need rigorous economic thinking fused with AI capability.

AI Strategy & Roadmapping

Defining how institutions integrate AI into their operations, products, and decision-making — from proof-of-concept to production.

Economic Modelling & Forecasting

Bespoke econometric models, scenario analysis, and forecasting systems for financial institutions and policy bodies.

Data Product Development

End-to-end design and delivery of data-intensive products — from architecture to user experience, with embedded economic logic.

Research & Policy Advisory

Policy analysis, white papers, and advisory support for governments, NGOs, and multilateral institutions on economics and AI governance.

Let's solve a complex problem together.

Whether you're a startup building a financial AI product, or an institution navigating economic uncertainty — I bring both the analytical depth and the product craft to move fast and think clearly.

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Writing & Research

Essays, papers, and notes on economics, AI, and the future of decision-making.

AI · Policy — Jan 2025

Why Central Banks Should Care About Large Language Models

Exploring how LLMs are reshaping economic communication, forward guidance, and the next generation of monetary policy analysis.

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Economics · Research — Oct 2024

The Productivity Paradox of AI in Emerging Markets

Why the economic gains from AI adoption are unevenly distributed — and what that means for development policy in Africa and Asia.

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Product · AI — Aug 2024

Building Financial AI Products That Economists Actually Trust

A practitioner's guide to bridging the credibility gap between machine learning outputs and economic expertise in product design.

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