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Ali M.

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Director, AI & Data Strategy at Mastercard
📍 Washington DC-Baltimore Area, United States

Ali is the Director of Data Strategy and a Principal AI Engineer at Mastercard, where he focuses on Agentic AI, intelligent data platforms, and enterprise-scale machine learning. Holding a Ph. D. from The University of Akron, his background includes roles as a Machine Learning Engineer at GEICO. Colleagues describe him as hard-working, efficient, and detail-oriented.

His doctoral research included developing an algorithm to minimize parking search time on university campuses through proactive class assignment.

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Experience
6 Years
Current Role
Director, AI & Data Strategy
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Washington DC-Baltimore Area, United States
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Agentic AI
His current role at Mastercard involves contributing to the company's strategic work in Agentic AI at a global scale.
Enterprise ML
He is focused on the application and scaling of machine learning platforms across Mastercard's enterprise environment.
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Career

Work history

12-2025
Director, AI & Data Strategy
Mastercard
1-2022 - 12-2025
Machine Learning Engineer | Data Scientist
GEICO
11-2020 - 1-2022
Senior Engineer
GOROVE SLADE
1-2021 - 8-2021
Data Science Fellow (Capstone Project)
Markel
10-2018 - 11-2020
Senior Engineer
Volkert, Inc.
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Education
1-2020 - 8-2021
Master of Science
University of Virginia
2012 - 2015
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
The University of Akron
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