Tunde Alawode
Growth and Business Operations @ Stealth Startup
About
Strategic leader with over 9 years of experience driving data-driven revenue growth and business intelligence initiatives in financial services and top-tier consulting. My career spans transformative projects, including a $1B data monetization strategy at McKinsey & Company, $5B in B2B asset growth for a startup bank at Bain & Company, and AI/ML-driven client acquisition at Scotiabank.With a PhD from MIT in Computational Science and an entrepreneurship minor, I combine analytical rigor with a commercial mindset to deliver measurable financial outcomes. Passionate about fostering cross-functional collaboration, I excel at crafting compelling narratives through data visualization and storytelling to align diverse teams and secure stakeholder buy-in.
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United States
Financial Services
Management Consulting, Oilfield, Business Strategy, Project Planning, Energy Management, Engineering, Business Transformation, Renewable Energy, Matlab, Energy, Process Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Simulations, Analysis, Mechanical Engineering, AutoCAD, Change Management, Sustainability, Petroleum
Experience

Vice President, Data Strategy
New York, NY
● Leads strategy and execution of data product development initiatives, enhancing data discovery for analysts across CCB ● Delivers executive-level reporting and actionable insights to Chase Bank CEO and CDAO on data modernization and migration strategies to support business intelligence objectives and drive AI/ML use cases

Director, Enterprise Strategy
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
● Directed AI/ML-driven business intelligence initiatives, including automated data analysis and customer-facing chatbots, improving productivity and client acquisition ● Spearheaded digitization of commercial lending, achieving 80% client migration and deepening market penetration for B2B banking services ● Oversaw $350M modernization of payment systems, leveraging data-driven insights to enhance resilience and compliance across 26 markets

Consultant
Led multiple data science and analytics projects focused on product innovation and business transformation: ● Developed a monetization and go-to-market strategy for a ~$1B revenue opportunity from unused data assets of a $7B third-party administration company ● Implemented data product strategy at a large US asset manager to reduce data consistency issues and improve ease of consumption for end users ● Designed and implemented a technology modernization (DevSecOps) program at a large Canadian financial institution, resulting in projected ~$500M of impact ● Identified opportunities for fraud reduction using advanced analytics for a large insurance player in Canada, resulting in $10M cost avoidance ● Developed initiatives to transform product and underwriting functions of a large North American insurance player using data-driven approaches, resulting in projected $500M of net impact ● Set up the analytics function of a large North American insurance player and coached teams in selecting and working through lighthouse use cases ● Developed the transformation plan for the Data & Analytics function of one of Canada's largest grocers, resulting in ~$1B of projected impact in 5 years ● Implemented straight-through-processing automation to improve application processing timeline from months to hours at a large North American insurer

Co-Founder
Greater Boston Area
● Co-developed video vectorization technology (US patent 10116963), applying advanced data analytics to video compression ● Led product innovation, content development, and sales strategy, managing a team of 17 people ● Leveraged data-driven insights to guide product development and market strategy

Consultant
● Redesigned the Enterprise Architecture (including microservices architecture, core banking system revamp, data architecture, customer channel options, security considerations and overall transformation roadmap) for a 150-year old emerging market bank to support its five year growth strategy ● Designed the customer acquisition plan and led the technology stack development for a startup African bank; supported B2B customer acquisition resulting in $5B in assets in just 2 years ● Designed digital learning and commercial excellence programs leveraging data analytics for sales reps of a $40B/year business

Co-Founder
ImpactLabs Global Initiative
Lagos, Nigeria
Develops hands-on programs to drive innovation in developing countries through local colleges. Website: impactlabs.mit.edu.

Program Coordinator, Open Mic Africa
MIT Legatum Center
Cambridge, Lagos, Cape Town, Dakar
Education

Mechanical Engineering (Computational Science Track)
● Developed software to simulate material properties for CO2 catalysis applications, applying advanced data modeling techniques ● Selected awards: Martin Family Fellowship for Sustainability 2016/2017, DLab ScaleUps Fellowship 2017
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