Feng Bai
SVP, Applied AI And Data Science
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolFeng Bai is a veteran AI and data science executive who blends deep statistical training (PhD in Statistics) with 15+ years of hands-on engineering across finance and large-scale ML platforms. Currently SVP of Applied AI and Data Science at PRA Group after leading front-office GenAI initiatives at Wells Fargo, he specializes in turning AI hype into measurable business impact—especially in financial services risk, decisioning, and operational optimization. Technically fluent in Python, C/C++, Kubernetes, Spark, GPU-backed ML, and production ML frameworks (GLM, GBM, RF, Keras), he has a track record of scaling models from single digits to triple-digit production deployments. Known for bridging pre-sales strategy and post-sales implementation, Feng pairs solution architecture with real code delivery and pragmatic ROI focus. An early adopter of GPU-accelerated databases and GenAI/RAG/AI agents, he uniquely combines academic rigor with executional discipline to embed AI as a business enabler.
10 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Mathematical finance, Master's degree Mathematical finance at University of North Carolina at CharlotteBA Applied Mathematics, BA Applied Mathematics at University of Science and TechnologyBeijing No 4 Middle School
Github Skills (87)
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Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
baifengbai/InfoExtract
Aug 2019 - Sep 2019
Contributions:16 commits, 11 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
baifengbai/baifengbai.github.io
Jan 2018 - Feb 2021
Contributions:16 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 1 month
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