Rakesh Ramakrishnan
( PayPal )
Rakesh Ramakrishnan is a data science and analytics leader with 8+ years across fintech, enterprise software, and applied research. As a Senior Data Scientist at PayPal, he leads merchant risk, fraud analytics, and model performance across payment ecosystems that process tens of billions of transactions, delivering a 14x reduction in fraud and a 6% lift in approvals. He is a PhD candidate in Information Technology with 22 publications, 5 patents, and 499 citations. His work spans machine learning, fintech risk, healthcare AI, and cybersecurity, as well as peer review, conference speaking, and mentorship.
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