Chief Data Scientist
Dr Farouk Abdullah has over 15 years of first-hand experience of establishing analytics teams and delivering trusted insights in large FTSE 500 companies in the UK.
Now based in Malaysia, Farouk has spent most of his working life in the UK where he led data and analytics teams in Corporate Banking, large mergers and acquisitions, the energy sector and led the transformation of large media organisations. Before coming to Malaysia in March 2016, Farouk was a Senior Manager in Deloitte Digital where he led the telecoms and media analytics practice. Known as an industry thought leader, he brings wide industry knowledge of analytics and data science coupled with commercial nous and senior management experience. Farouk has worked tirelessly to raise the awareness of data, analytics and data science in the UK and Malaysia, latterly holding the position of Chief Data Scientist.
Farouk holds a bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering, Masters in Business Administration and PhD in Knowledge Transfer.
