Oveys Sayad

About

Oveys Sayad

Quantitative Finance, AI & Product Strategy

Introduction

My work sits at the intersection of finance, technology, and decision-making. I began with Electrical Engineering at Sharif University of Technology, where I focused on control systems while completing an official minor in Economics. This combination led me toward financial modeling, quantitative analysis, and the design of systems that connect technical methods with economic decisions.

I am currently pursuing an MBA in Finance at the University of Tehran. My academic interests include financial machine learning, market microstructure, quantitative finance, financial econometrics, deep learning, reinforcement learning, time-series modeling, and asset pricing.

Professionally, I have worked across executive strategy, business development, financial-product design, investment analysis, and product management. My recent work includes quantitative tools for derivatives and arbitrage analysis, option-strategy products, financial market data pipelines, and a real estate crowdfunding platform.

I am particularly interested in problems where financial theory, market data, machine learning, and product execution need to work together.

Professional journey

  1. Executive Associate to the CEO | Head of Business Development

    Iranian Technology Development Fund

    Executive strategy, business development, financial-product design, investment evaluation, and quantitative market analysis.

    • Advised the CEO on corporate strategy and executive investment decisions using quantitative and financial analysis.
    • Founded and led the Business Development department, establishing processes for product design, market evaluation, and cross-functional delivery.
    • Designed investment products and financial services evaluated through the Investment Committee.

  2. Product Manager

    Capital Hermes

    Led the end-to-end development of a real estate crowdfunding platform from product strategy and roadmap through MVP launch.

    • Led product strategy, roadmap, and MVP delivery for a real estate crowdfunding platform.
    • Defined investment workflows and product analytics for investor and developer experiences.
    • Coordinated engineering, legal, and marketing teams.

  3. Business Development Specialist

    Capital Hermes

    Evaluated investment opportunities and developed strategic partnerships through structured market and financial research.

    • Analyzed investment opportunities and venture-capital prospects.
    • Conducted structured market and financial research.
    • Developed strategic partnerships supporting deal flow and market presence.

Working principles

  • Connect research to execution

    Analytical work becomes valuable when it can improve a decision, product, or operating system.

  • Model real market frictions

    Transaction costs, liquidity, delays, and executability matter as much as theoretical signals.

  • Use data with context

    Quantitative evidence should be interpreted alongside business, regulatory, and operational constraints.

  • Make complex systems understandable

    Clear models, interfaces, and communication are essential for high-stakes financial decisions.

Education

  • Master of Business Administration (MBA) · Finance

    In progress

    University of Tehran

    2024 — Present

    GPA: 19.42/20

    Thesis

    Thesis topic not yet selected; currently exploring quantitative finance, financial machine learning, and market microstructure.

  • B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering · Control Systems

    Sharif University of Technology

    2019 — 2024

    GPA: 17.25/20

    Official Minor in Economics · 33 credits · GPA 19.8/20

    Thesis

    Health versus Wealth: Economic and Epidemiological Modeling of COVID-19 Mitigation Policies

    An interdisciplinary project combining economics and engineering to evaluate public-health and economic trade-offs under alternative COVID-19 mitigation policies.

    • Dynamic macroeconomic and epidemiological models
    • Alternative mitigation policies
    • Trade-offs between public health and economic activity

Skills and capabilities

Programming

  • Python
  • MATLAB
  • Java
  • C

Machine Learning and AI

  • scikit-learn
  • PyTorch
  • TensorFlow
  • Deep Learning
  • Machine Learning
  • Reinforcement Learning
  • Neural Networks
  • Time-Series Modeling

Data Science and Quantitative Analysis

  • pandas
  • NumPy
  • matplotlib
  • Statistical Modeling
  • Econometrics
  • Optimization
  • Operations Research

Finance and Quantitative Methods

  • Financial Econometrics
  • Portfolio Analysis
  • Asset Pricing
  • Financial Engineering
  • Risk Analysis
  • Derivatives
  • Market Microstructure

Software and Infrastructure

  • Git
  • GitHub
  • Jupyter Notebook
  • VS Code
  • LaTeX
  • Power BI
  • Excel
  • Figma
  • Jira

Teaching

  • Teaching Assistant

    Venture Investing

    Sharif University of Technology

    Graduate Course · Instructor: Dr. Farrahi

    • Mentored graduate students on startup valuation, venture-capital contracting, and quantitative deal analysis.
    • Designed instructional material on shareholder agreements, ESOP structures, revenue models, and startup KPIs.
    • Guided students through venture-capital deal evaluation and financial communication.

  • Teaching Assistant

    Finance for Startups

    Sharif University of Technology

    Instructor: Dr. Haghpanah

    • Mentored students on startup valuation, capital budgeting, and financial decision-making.
    • Developed material on startup financing, exit strategies, and business planning.
    • Supported assignment development and office hours.

Awards and recognition

  • 49th Nationwide Rank

    Iranian National University Entrance Examination — Mathematics & Physics

    2019

  • 53rd Nationwide Rank

    Iranian National MBA Entrance Examination

    2024

  • 34th Nationwide Rank

    Iranian National MBA Entrance Examination

    2025

    Did not participate in program selection.

  • Kharazmi Student Competition Award

  • NODET / SAMPAD Gifted Education Graduate

    National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents

Coursework

View graduate and undergraduate coursework

Graduate coursework

  • Financial Econometrics
  • Financial Engineering
  • Corporate Finance and Investment
  • Investment Strategies and Portfolio Management
  • Business Economics
  • Strategic Management

Undergraduate coursework

  • Signals and Systems
  • Linear Control Systems
  • Modern Control
  • Digital Control
  • Operations Research
  • Probability and Statistics
  • Engineering Mathematics
  • Differential Equations
  • Object-Oriented Programming
  • Econometrics
  • Microeconomics
  • Macroeconomics
  • Financial Economics

Languages

  • Persian — Native
  • English — Upper-Intermediate to Advanced (B2/C1)

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