Summary
Ori Katz is a senior data scientist with a PhD in Economics and a BSc in Industrial Engineering, blending over a decade of research experience across academia, policy, and industry. He builds and deploys production-grade ML and econometric models, with recent impact in real estate and auto-loan risk modeling, price optimization, and explainability at Pagaya and Arpeely. His work at Earnix explored GANs for tabular data, fairness, and telematics, reflecting a strong bent toward experimental methods that bridge research and product. Ori has presented policy-driven empirical work to Israeli decision-makers and taught applied research methods at Brown, signaling solid communication skills with non-technical stakeholders. Comfortable with spatial analysis, causal inference, and A/B design, he combines theoretical rigor with hands-on model delivery and a track record of moving cutting-edge research into production.
6 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Economics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Economics at Tel Aviv University
Post-doc, Economics, Post-doc, Economics at Brown University