Dalia Turner

VP of People

Dalia Turner has over 15 years of experience in Human Resources and Talent Management. Before joining Feedzai, Dalia held senior roles at companies like Microsoft and First Data, in which she helped creating and implementing performance and new working methods programs. As Global Human Resources Director at Feedzai, Dalia is leading important HR and employer branding efforts in a fast-paced global environment.

Nuno Sebastiao

Co-founder, Chairman, and CEO

Prior to starting Feedzai, Nuno was an engineer for the European Space Agency, and worked closely with several successful technology startups.

In 2011, Nuno, along with his fellow co-founders Paulo Marques and Pedro Bizarro, established Feedzai to fight financial fraud with advanced machine learning technology.

Fast forward to today, Nuno has been named the Entrepreneur of the Year by London Business School, shared a stage with tech leaders such as Stephen Hawking and Steve Wozniak, and has been the driving force of Feedzai's global growth.

Under Nuno's leadership, Feedzai has raised more than $82 million in venture funding, is on track to surpass 400 employees by the end of 2018, and continues to keep commerce safe for many of the leading banks, retailers, and payment processors around the globe.

Nuno has an MBA from the London Business School.

Saurabh Bajaj

Chief Product Officer

Saurabh Bajaj is Chief Product Officer at Feedzai, where he leads product development and management to bring the most advanced financial crime fighting technology to market. Prior to Feedzai, Saurabh was head of fraud and risk products at Neustar, a leading identity resolution company. Saurabh holds a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Mumbai and an MBA from the University of California, San Diego.

Kathryn Montilla

Senior Vice President of Operations

Prior to joining Feedzai in 2016, Kathryn served in management and operational roles at Bridgewater Associates and Pfizer.

Since joining Feedzai in 2016, Kathryn has built the operations team supporting the worldwide expansion of Feedzai, managing people, talent, and recruitment, while ensuring efficient and cohesive processes across the organization.

Kathryn has a Masters Degree from Columbia University.

Richard Harris

Senior Vice President of Sales (International)

Before joining Feedzai in 2015, Richard held Vice President roles at both Experian and Accertify, where he built global sales teams and led regional expansion.

Richard is a seasoned veteran in both the financial and technological industries and has been instrumental to Feedzai’s successful global expansion.

Steve Liu

Head of APAC

Prior to joining Feedzai, Steve held leadership roles at Ayasdi, CoreOne Technologies, and Netik.

While Feedzai scales and increases momentum across the world, Steve and his team are bringing machine learning tools for fraud prevention to some of the biggest financial services companies in Asia.

Pedro Bizarro

Co-founder and Chief Science Officer

Prior to the inception of Feedzai, Pedro served as a Professor at the University of Coimbra. In 2011, Pedro, along with his fellow co-founders Nuno Sebastiao and Paulo Marques, established Feedzai to fight financial fraud with advanced machine learning technology.

As a member of the Forbes Technology Council and an adjunct Professor at Carnegie Melon, Pedro has turned his technical expertise into entrepreneurial success. Pedro continues to advance Feedzai’s machine learning platform through the use of data science and research.

Pedro has a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Paulo Marques

Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer

Prior to the inception of Feedzai, Paulo was Co-Director of the Carnegie Mellon University Portugal Program on Software Engineering, and held a dual appointment between Carnegie Melon University and the University of Coimbra.

In 2011, Paulo, along with his fellow co-founders Nuno Sebastiao and Pedro Bizarro, established Feedzai to fight financial fraud with advanced machine learning technology.

Paulo is a member of the Forbes Technology Council and has managed major projects for the European Space Agency, Microsoft Research, and Siemens. Paulo holds a PhD in Distributed Systems from the University of Coimbra and has authored over 40 peer-reviewed papers and a best-selling book on C# programming. Paulo is responsible for Feedzai’s overall product development and technology strategy.

Jim Priestley

Chief Revenue Officer

Prior to joining Feedzai, served as Group Vice President of Sales at Oracle and Head of Revenue at BetterWorks. Jim was also at Box where he was the Senior Vice President of Major Accounts and Strategic Verticals leading up to and through Box's successful IPO.

Since coming to Feedzai in 2017, Jim has expanded the company’s sales and business development organization into North America, EMEA, and APAC.

Pedro Barata

Head of Customer Success

Prior to joining Feedzai, Pedro worked for Critical Software, where he helped design and develop systems for CMMi appraisals, globally supporting project management initiatives.

Pedro's team is responsible for delivering global projects and ensuring success throughout their customer journey. Pedro is responsible for global solutions delivery, professional services, customer management, and customer support.

Kathy Beneman

Senior VP of Marketing

Kathy Benemann joined Feedzai in April of 2019 & has over 15 years of experience, including marketing and product management leadership to innovation consulting, venture capital & change management. While she has enjoyed supporting large organizations in capturing incremental market share, such as Salesforce & Intel, her expertise is driving growth companies like Feedzai to capture exponential market share.

Phong Rock

Senior Vice President of Sales (North America)

Phong has more than 25 years of experience in the financial services, payments, and fintech industries, with roles with Wells Fargo, JP Morgan Chase, Visa, Mastercard, Obopay, Accenture, and Experian. Phong joined Feedzai in 2015, and since then has helped to ramp up the company’s expansion in North America.