frederic Pivetta

Biography

Frederic Pivetta is the CEO at Dalberg Data Insights (DDI), which is the Big Data subsidiary of the Dalberg Group.

The objective is to use Big Data sources from the public and private sectors in emerging countries to address social questions through innovative algorithms (using machine learning, deep learning etc) and tools. DDI has been active over the last 7 years, where it has experienced collaboration with major funders and local end-users across Africa, Asia and Latin America, such as USAID, the Gates Foundation, the MasterCard Foundation, the UN or the World Bank. DDI leverages different data sources, such as telecom data, satellite imagery, bank and transaction data. More specifically, DDI has set in place agreements with telecom operators in various countries to access and use their data to address social questions. DDI has been building a portfolio of Big Data algorithms and front-end tools addressing social questions (e.g. crop yield, gender gap, spread of communicable diseases, road/infrastructure network) that are gradually transformed into scalable products.

Frederic has been invited as keynote speaker or panelist at multiple events on Big Data, such as World Economic Forum panels, OECD conferences. He has been senior Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company for 7 years and His core areas and industries were banking and financial institutions and telecom, where he developed the strategy for banking, telecom and media.

Frederic holds a PhD in Economics from Harvard University and has graduated in Business Economics and in Econometrics from Brussels University (ULB and Solvay)