Walid Fayez Mustapha, PhD is the Co-Founder & CTO of Deckmatch, a company helping private markets focus on what matters. He is a strategic, analytical, and inclusive data science leader with extensive experience building end-to-end machine learning systems and driving business value through data. With a PhD background in applied constraint optimization, Walid effectively applies AI and data-driven approaches to a wide range of business problems.

Previously, Walid served as VP of Data Science at Marketer, where he led data engineering and science teams in developing and implementing data strategy. He was also the Founder & CTO of HomeFair, successfully exiting to Marketer in under 2 years. Walid’s experience spans roles as a Senior Data Science Consultant at Inmeta, where he leveraged machine learning techniques for Norway’s largest dairy producer, and as a PhD Fellow at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, applying mathematical modeling to Nordic forest industries and the energy sector.