Arunesh (Arun) Mittal, PhD

Overview

Arunesh Mittal holds a PhD in Machine Learning from Columbia University's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, completed in 2022[10], along with an MPhil in Electrical Engineering from Columbia[11] and an MS in Computer Science from Johns Hopkins[12]. Mittal served as an Associate at McKinsey & Company from July 2023 to June 2025[3] and currently holds the position of Vice President at Valor Equity Partners as of July 2025[1][2]. Prior experience includes roles as a Machine Learning Applied Scientist at Amazon Web Services[8], an intern in the Private Equity Group at Bain & Company[6], and engineering positions at The MathWorks[9]. During doctoral studies at Columbia, Mittal served as a Deep Learning and Machine Learning course assistant[5] and as part of the teaching team at Columbia Business School[7].

Career history

1. Vice PresidentJul 2025 to presentValor Equity Partners
2. AssociateJul 2023 to Jun 2025McKinsey & Company
3. Doctoral CandidateSep 2017 to Mar 2023Columbia University in the City of New York
4. Deep Learning/Machine Learning Course AssistantAug 2017 to Dec 2021Columbia University in the City of New York
5. AD Consultant Intern (Private Equity Group)May 2022 to May 2022Bain & Company
6. Teaching TeamSep 2020 to Dec 2021Columbia Business School
7. Machine Learning Applied Scientist Amazon AIMar 2019 to Dec 2019Amazon Web Services (AWS)
8. TMEngineering Development GroupJun 2016 to Aug 2016The MathWorks

Education

1. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Machine Learning (EECS)2017 - 2022Columbia University
2. Master of Philosophy - MPhil, Electrical EngineeringJun 2021Columbia University
3. Master of Science - MS, Computer ScienceDec 2016Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering