Summary
Chris Shayan is a seasoned technology and AI leader with 11 years of experience driving digital transformation across banking, fintech, and startup ecosystems from Ho Chi Minh City. Currently Head of Artificial Intelligence at Backbase, he focuses on elevating customer lifetime value through pragmatic AI applications, while serving on multiple boards to champion ethical lending and transformational growth in Vietnam. His background spans CTO and chief digital roles at major banks and fintechs, multiple advisor/investor positions, and an early exit as co‑founder—demonstrating both operator rigor and entrepreneurial instincts. A lifelong learner, Chris has amassed a deep, interdisciplinary education in AI, product, behavior and organizational design from top institutions, which he leverages to blend human-centered experience design with scalable technical architecture. Less obvious: he pairs executive strategy with hands-on delivery experience across cloud, microservices and data ecosystems, enabling rapid translation of AI pilots into revenue-driving products.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Blockchain Foundation for Developers Computer Science, Blockchain Foundation for Developers Computer Science at Coursera
Consumer Neuroscience & Neuromarketing Neuroscience, Consumer Neuroscience & Neuromarketing Neuroscience at Copenhagen Business School
Coursera Certificate Recommender Systems: Evaluation and Metrics, Coursera Certificate Recommender Systems: Evaluation and Metrics at University of Minnesota
SAFe for Architects Agile Architecture, SAFe for Architects Agile Architecture at Scaled Agile, Inc
Linear Regression for Business Statistics Applied Mathematics, Linear Regression for Business Statistics Applied Mathematics at Rice University
AWS Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence, AWS Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence at freeCodeCamp
University of California, San Diego
Critical Thinking for the Information Age Economics, Critical Thinking for the Information Age Economics at University of Michigan
Biohacking Your Brain Neurobiology and Neurosciences, Biohacking Your Brain Neurobiology and Neurosciences at Emory University
Coursera Certificate Developing Innovative Ideas for New Companies: The First Step in Entrepreneurship, Coursera Certificate Developing Innovative Ideas for New Companies: The First Step in Entrepreneurship at University of Maryland
Coursera Certificate Understanding Financial Statements: Company Position, Coursera Certificate Understanding Financial Statements: Company Position at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Ethereum. Blockchain. Computer Science, Ethereum. Blockchain. Computer Science at Udemy Academy
Serverless Architecture on Amazon Web Services Computer Software Engineering, Serverless Architecture on Amazon Web Services Computer Software Engineering at Udemy Alumni
Food and Health Food Science, Food and Health Food Science at Stanford University
Johns Hopkins University
Innovating with the Business Model Canvas Lean Innovation, Innovating with the Business Model Canvas Lean Innovation at University of Virginia Darden School of Business
The Science of Well-Being Psychology, The Science of Well-Being Psychology at Yale University
Microservices with Kubernetes Spring Boot and Spring Cloud Computer Software Engineering, Microservices with Kubernetes Spring Boot and Spring Cloud Computer Software Engineering at Google Creative Campus
AD Software Engineering, AD Software Engineering at Shamsipour Technical and Vocational College
Channel Management and Retailing Retailing and Retail Operations, Channel Management and Retailing Retailing and Retail Operations at IE Business School
Certificate Organizational Leadership, Certificate Organizational Leadership at Harvard Business School
Digital Product Management: Modern Fundamentals Computer Science, Digital Product Management: Modern Fundamentals Computer Science at University of Virginia
Coursera Certificate Supply Chain Planning, Coursera Certificate Supply Chain Planning at Rutgers University
u.lab: Leading From the Emerging Future, u.lab: Leading From the Emerging Future at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Landmark Forum Advance, Landmark Forum Advance at Landmark
DevOps Culture and Mindset Computer Software Engineering, DevOps Culture and Mindset Computer Software Engineering at University of California, Davis
InsurTech Artificial Intelligence, InsurTech Artificial Intelligence at University of Pennsylvania
User Experience Design Computer Software Engineering, User Experience Design Computer Software Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology