Abdelkader (Kader) Laraichi is the Lead Data & Analytics expert at BCG X (Boston Consulting Group), where he drives data transformation and advanced analytics initiatives across industries such as Retail, Banking, Mining, and Infrastructure. With over 8 years of experience in analytics and AI, Kader has led end-to-end projects for Fortune 500 clients, delivering measurable business impact through machine learning, predictive modeling, and NLP solutions.
He is recognized for bridging technical execution with executive strategy, aligning data initiatives with organizational goals while building and managing high-performing teams of 30+ professionals. His background spans academia, large-scale industry projects, and entrepreneurship, having co-founded a mobile messaging startup early in his career.
Kader holds a Master’s in Business Analytics & Big Data from IE Business School (Madrid) and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (with minors in Mathematics & Statistics) from the University of Toronto. He has also completed executive training in Data Science & Big Data Analytics at MIT xPro and is fluent in English, French, and Arabic.More...