Sean Kamkar
Chief Technology Officer
As the Chief Technology Officer, Sean Kamkar oversees Zest AI’s engineering and data science teams. His teams focus on building robust systems, innovative AI applications, and scalable, transparent models that drive performance, fairness, and automation in credit underwriting. Under Sean’s leadership, Zest AI enables financial institutions to deploy cutting-edge AI/ML solutions that are both powerful and compliant, while ensuring ease of implementation.
Sean holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University in Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering and conducted post-graduate work at the NASA Ames Research Center. Before joining Zest AI, Sean led large-scale projects, including managing a team of over 200 engineers to improve the safety of aging U.S. natural gas pipelines.
Sean and his family reside in Burbank, California, where he attempts to play outdoor tennis year-round, with varying degrees of success.