“As General Manager of Rack Scale Design, Figen has been instrumental in driving one of the biggest bets that the data center group is making. Her strategic direction, execution focus, as well as collaborative working style has been a great driver for the increased investment and focus on the program. Within the first 6 months since she took over the role, she has virtually turned around the business innovation engine on her group and is leading one of the major P&Ls for future growth for Intel. In addition, her background in analytics, big data, ML as well experiences in leading data science teams have been huge value to the organization as we transition to solution and systems business.
“Personally, I have had great experiences working with Figen, as we share similar backgrounds being at McKinsey and our love for Japan and the Japanese language. She has been an inspiration to me professionally and personally.”
Kay Eron, Vice President – Thermo Fisher Scientific
“Figen & I got to work closely at Microsoft, while I was working on Azure, and I was consistently impressed with Figen’s ability to zoom in and out of fairly complex situations with ease. She demonstrated big picture thinking to inspire people across the teams she worked with and could easily get in to the right level of detail as needed. Figen’s interpersonal skills and influential leadership made her a great leader to partner with for every cross-org initiative we worked on together. Hope we get to work again :)”
Karandeep Anand, Chief Product Officer – Brex, ex-Meta, ex-Microsoft
“In my 15 years of Analytics experience, I have rarely come across someone who has mastered all components of Analytics leadership: Business, People and Technology. Figen is truly one of the very few in the industry with deep expertise on all these dimensions. Her quality and breadth of experiences are astonishing: Fulbright Scholar, Machine Learning PhD, Ex-McKinsey, top-tier software development and many years of leadership in world-class firms.
“Figen can have a deep conversation on algorithms with a scientist and can seamlessly convert it to strategic framework and business value conversation with a CEO convincing and impressing both of them. She can deliver a phenomenal presentation on business transformation by advanced analytics to a group of global CXOs (in any of the 4 languages that she speaks fluently) and, with equal ease, write a complex piece of machine learning code. She is a talent magnet: attracts, hires and builds large, high-performing teams with top-notch talent. Figen is a highly sought-after mentor and she happily gives back to others.
“An extremely brilliant and creative problem solver who has mastered large-scale change management, Figen will be the best bet to transform any organization by analytics, strategic thinking and flawless execution. She has very high integrity, empathy and persistence. And above all, she brings a lot of fun and joy to the workplace making her team a great place to work. I have the highest regards for her abilities and will always look forward to work in her team.”
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