Shailesh D.

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DISC Type : D

Applied AI Engineer at MetLife

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, United States

Overview

Shailesh is an Applied AI/ML Engineer at MetLife, specializing in building agentic AI systems for business operations. With a Masters in Biomedical Informatics from the University of Chicago, he has a deep background in applying machine learning to solve complex healthcare problems at organizations like IEHP and Hexplora.

Personality Overview

Candid & Clear

Impact-Driven

Decisive

They respond better to strong and respectful interactions.  More than the product, they care about the impact of the product. They like to move fast and expect the same from others.

Topics They Care About

Agentic AI Systems
His current role at MetLife focuses on leading the design and development of multi-agent AI workflows to support and automate claims processing across various lines of business.
AI in Healthcare
He has consistently focused on healthcare, developing predictive models for hospital metrics and creating award-winning applications to make healthcare more connected and actionable for patients.
Healthcare Data Standards
His team won multiple awards at the HL7 International AI Challenge and ViVE 2025 for a patient-facing app built on HL7/FHIR standards, showing his focus on interoperability.

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Work History

1-2026
Applied AI Engineer at MetLife
2-2023 - 10-2025
Data Scientist/ML Engineer, Consultant at IEHP
6-2021 - 1-2023
Lead Data Scientist, Product at Hexplora
2-2021 - 5-2021
Data Scientist, Consultant at CommonSpirit Health
11-2020 - 1-2021
Data Scientist, Consultant at Health New England

Education

9-2018 - 10-2019
Master of Science - MS from University of Chicago
6-2019 - 6-2019
Summer School from Yale University

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Insights For Selling To Shailesh

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
  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust

DONT's

  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority
  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them
  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Shailesh 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 Shailesh

  • If they decide not to use your product, they will say no clearly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Shailesh move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Shailesh take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Shailesh

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