Dr. Reece Akhtar

Co-Founder & CEO at Deeper Signals

Overview

Dr. Reece Akhtar is Co-Founder & CEO at Deeper Signals[1][3], a position held since January 2020[3]. Akhtar is an organizational psychologist who specializes in talent assessment, leadership, and computational psychometrics[2]. Akhtar teaches algorithmic responsibility at New York University as an Adjunct Lecturer[2][4] and has published scientific articles on personality and machine learning, innovation, and talent management[2]. Akhtar contributes regularly to Forbes and Harvard Business Review[2] and authored "The Future of Recruitment: Using the New Science of Talent Analytics to Get Your Hiring Right"[2]. Prior to founding Deeper Signals, Akhtar served as Head of Analytics & Product Innovation at RHR International from December 2017 to January 2020[5] and as HoganX Research Manager at Hogan Assessment Systems[6]. Akhtar holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from UCL[11], an MRes in Financial Computing from UCL[12], and an MSc in Industrial/Organisational and Business Psychology from UCL[13].

Profile introduction
Source excerptLinkedIn [2]

I am co-founder and CEO at Deeper Signals. As an organizational psychologist, I specialize in talent assessment, leadership, and computational psychometrics. At NYU, I teach algorithmic responsibility and have published scientific articles on personality and machine-learning, innovation, and talent management. I publish regularly in Forbes and Harvard Business Review, and I recently authored "The Future of Recruitment: Using the New Science of Talent Analytics to Get Your Hiring Right". Previously I led product innovation at RHR International and Hogan Assessments Systems.

Career history

  1. Co-Founder & CEOJan 2020 to presentDeeper Signals
  2. Adjunct LecturerJan 2018 to presentNew York University
  3. Head of Analytics & Product InnovationDec 2017 to Jan 2020RHR International
  4. HoganX Research ManagerDec 2016 to Dec 2017Hogan Assessment Systems
  5. Organizational PsychologistJan 2013 to Jan 2017Independent Consultant
  6. PsychometricianSep 2010 to Jan 2017META Profiling
  7. Consumer & Organisational Psychology LecturerJan 2015 to Dec 2016London Metropolitan University
  8. Workshop CoordinatorAug 2011 to Apr 2013Apple

Education

  1. Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Psychology2014 - 2016UCL
  2. MRes Financial Computing2013 - 2014UCL
  3. MSc Industrial/Organisational and Business Psychology2012 - 2013UCL

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