Overview
Alexander Isakov holds a PhD in Physics from Harvard University, where Isakov completed a doctorate from 2011 to 2016 while serving as a teaching fellow [11][10]. Prior to graduate studies, Isakov earned both a Bachelor's degree and Master's degree in Physics from Harvard [13][12]. Isakov's professional experience includes founding and serving as CEO of Lattis Surgical from 2014 to 2017 [8], working as a partner at Pallantius Inc. from 2014 to 2019 [7], and serving as a Director at KPMG US from February 2019 to November 2020 [6]. Isakov subsequently held positions at Coupang as a Finance & Analytics Executive from November 2020 to November 2022 and as a Product Executive with Coupang Media Group from November 2022 to December 2023 [5][4]. Since January 2024, Isakov has served as Chief Operating Officer at Arbol, a fintech company using AI and financial products to help customers hedge weather risk [1][2][3].
Profile introduction
I am a results-driven leader and strive to both make data-driven decisions and create an atmosphere of innovation. Currently, I am acting COO for Arbol, a fintech company cleverly using AI and combinations of financial products to help customers hedge weather risk. My job is to make this 85+ person scale-up function smoothly as we continue to grow. Recently, I held several senior leadership roles at Coupang's headquarters in Seoul - "Korea's Amazon". First I was in charge of transformation within Finance using D&A (CFO office). Then I successfully generated >$50M of in-year cost-savings for r…
Career history
- Chief Operating OfficerJan 2024 to presentArbol
- Product Executive | Coupang Media GroupNov 2022 to Dec 2023Coupang
- Finance & Analytics ExecutiveNov 2020 to Nov 2022Coupang
- DirectorFeb 2019 to Nov 2020KPMG US
- Partner2014 to 2019Pallantius Inc.
- CEO | Founder | Board Member2014 to 2017Lattis Surgical
- Graduate Student2011 to 2016Harvard University
- Teaching Fellow2011 to 2016Harvard University
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physics2011 - 2016Harvard University
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