Kamran Bakhtiari

Instructor of Decision Sciences at Graziadio School of Business and Management

Biography

Graziadio School of Business and Management

Kamran Bakhtiari teaches within the Decision Sciences program at Pepperdine University''s Graziadio Business School in their Executive MBA, Fully Employed MBA, Master of Science in Applied Analytics, Master of Science in Human Resources, and Bachelor of Science in Management programs. Mr. Bakhtiari takes great pride in imparting his students with the intellectual tools needed to solve real-world business challenges – helping them see through the lens of data and decision science to achieve practical, impactful results. In 2018, Mr. Bakhtiari received Faculty of the Year award for his work with students at Pepperdine.

As a faculty practitioner, he is loanDepot''s VP of Marketing, overseeing brand-focused acquisition marketing efforts for the nation''s fifth largest retail mortgage originator. Since launching in 2010, loanDepot has funded more than $125 billion in home loans, personal loans, and home equity loans. 

He joined loanDepot in 2016, bringing with him deep experience for implementing direct marketing principals that leverage big data and lead generation in a way that optimizes revenue. 

With more than 15 years of executive-level management and consulting expertise, Bakhtiari has been integral to the success of startups and Fortune 500 companies alike. His professional experience includes consultant and leadership roles at Irvine Company, Verengo Solar Plus, REC Solar, Western Digital, Great call, Ten-X – a Google Capital company – and others.

An authority on the Modernization of Analytics, Mr. Bakhtiari resides on the Adobe Digital Marketing Customer Advisory Board – contributing to the company''s ongoing effort to create, refine, and validate their digital marketing products. He is also a sought-after lecturer, with speaking engagements that include UCLA, regional Tableau Data Analytics events, as well as the Software & Information Industry Association marketing series. He also has worked with Pepperdine Students on broadening their global and business perspectives through week long global studies in cities including Beijing, Shenzhen, Bangkok, and Taiwan. In 2018, he was recognized by HousingWire as a Rising Star and also received Faculty of the Year at Pepperdine University.

Mr. Bakhtiari is also the developer of a digital marketing platform (patent pending) that approaches typical multi-party media buying in an innovative way, focusing on data over placement.

He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from San Diego State University, with specialization in Quantitative Analysis, and his MBA from Pepperdine University''s Graziadio Business School.

Education

Pepperdine University

Graziadio Business School
Executive MBA

San Diego State University

Bachelor of Science in Economics
Specialization in Quantitative Analysis

Courses Taught

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