Dr. Morteza Shahriarinia

Commander
DISC Type : D

Director of Engineering at Dataminr

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Overview

Dr. Morteza Shahriarinia is the Director of Engineering at Dataminr, leading teams in Data Science, ML, and Infrastructure. A serial CTO and founder with a multi-million-dollar exit, he specializes in scalable AI applications. His deep research background is evidenced by his Ph. D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Florida, multiple patents, and numerous publications.

Outside of his formal roles, Morteza is an active participant in the tech community, particularly in the Boston areas generative AI scene. He has a passion for identifying high-potential opportunities, building teams around a shared vision, and executing on complex, data-intensive products. He is also an active investor and board member.

Unique fact: He is a co-inventor on a U. S. patent for a foundational LLM that helps brands communicate more effectively by leveraging values-driven language.

Personality Overview

Very Quick

Strong-Willed

Decisive

They do not care very much about building rapport or relationships.  They like to stay in control of the negotiation or defining of the terms. They prefer to move quickly, and expect the same from others.

Topics They Care About

Knowledge Graphs
He is actively hiring senior NLP engineers with a passion for knowledge graphs, including NER, entity linking, and graph embeddings for his team at Dataminr.
Generative AI
He actively participates in the Boston generative AI community and follows emerging trends in the space, such as AI agent payments.
AI Product Execution
His career focuses on executing products that touch billions of data points, scaling AI applications, and leading teams from architecture and modeling to A/B testing.

Media Appearances

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Work History

5-2025
Director of Engineering at Dataminr
6-2024 - 4-2025
CTO at Aletheia Marketing & Media
2-2022 - 6-2024
Co-Founder & CTO (Aquired by Aletheia) at Pluralytics AI
3-2019 - 2-2022
Software Engineer at Spotify
1-2018 - 2-2019
Manager of Machine Learning at DeepIntent

Education

Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of Florida

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Insights For Selling To Dr. Morteza

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.
  • Help them weigh the risks by sharing objective proof points without becoming too analytical
  • Refer to testimonials from well-known industry leaders

DONT's

  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead
  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet
  • Do not spend too much time focusing on product tech or features

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Dr. Morteza is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Dr. Morteza

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no without any hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Dr. Morteza move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Dr. Morteza take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Dr. Morteza

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