Yassine Benazzou is a data science leader with nine years’ experience building ML-driven products and teams, currently leading Data Science at Datadog and on OpenAI’s staff in New York. Trained at Télécom ParisTech, ENSAE and École Polytechnique, he combines rigorous statistical and ML foundations with hands-on production experience from NLP research to large-scale observability analytics. His background spans finance, consulting and startups, giving him a practical bent for turning models into client-facing tools and business impact. Fluent in English, French and Arabic, he also has a history of organizing high-impact student initiatives and events, demonstrating early leadership in stakeholder management and cross-functional coordination.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Engineer’s Degree, Mathematics and Statistics, Machine Learning, Engineer’s Degree, Mathematics and Statistics, Machine Learning at Ensae ParisTech
Baccalauréat (High School Diploma), Mathematics, with Honors (Mention Bien), Baccalauréat (High School Diploma), Mathematics, with Honors (Mention Bien) at Lycée Descartes, Rabat
Engineer's degree, Mathematics and Computer Science, Engineer's degree, Mathematics and Computer Science at Telecom ParisTech
Master of Science - MS, Data Science, Master of Science - MS, Data Science at École Polytechnique
Classes préparatoires aux concours des grandes écoles, PCSI puis PSI*, Classes préparatoires aux concours des grandes écoles, PCSI puis PSI* at Lycée Saint-Louis, Paris
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