Philip Yazdani

Philip Yazdani currently serves as the Technology Strategy and Innovation Manager at Pictet Group, focusing on AI applications for financial services, particularly in Generative AI technologies, since October 2018. Previously, Philip held the position of Information Security Risk Manager at Pictet Group, where responsibilities included managing IT risks, developing internal frameworks, and ensuring regulatory compliance, along with creating data pipelines and machine learning models for process automation. Prior to this, Philip worked as a Software Engineer at e-Xpert Solutions SA, developing security products through log analysis and machine learning, and at Open Systems AG, contributing to security products within the Intrusion Detection System and Mail Security team. Educational background includes a Master's degree in Computer Science and Communication Systems from EPFL, with a minor in Management of Technology & Entrepreneurship, complemented by an exchange program in Elektrotechnik und Informatik at Technische Universität Berlin, and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Communication Systems from EPFL.