Brian Bardi Top-Executive
Data product manager with 10+ years of experience building, operating, and scaling internal data products in high-stakes investment environments. Known as the go-to problem solver who bridges data, engineering, and business teams to transform ambiguous inputs into reliable systems and actionable insights. Deep hands-on background in SQL, ETL pipelines, data quality frameworks, vendor data operations, and predictive modeling support. Proven ability to reduce noise, improve signal, and eliminate operational bottlenecks across analytics platforms and internal data systems. Experienced partnering with executives, engineers, data scientists, and globally distributed stakeholders to deliver durable, scalable workflows that directly support investment strategy and decision-making.
Headquarters:
New York, New York, United States
Title:
AI & Solutions Associate
Company:
Bessemer Venture Partners
Company Industry:
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Company Website:
https://www.bvp.com/
Company Linkedin:
linkedin.com/company/bessemer-venture-partners
Company Size:
11-50
Current Job Duration:
3 mos
Country:
United States
Work Experience:
Title: AI & Solutions Associate
Company: Bessemer Venture Partners
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bessemer-venture-partners/
Industry: Venture Capital & Private Equity
Company Size: 11-50
Location: None
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 05-2026
Ends At: Present
Description: None
Title: Stripes
Company: Stripes
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stripesco/
Industry: Venture Capital & Private Equity
Company Size: 51-200
Location: None
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 2021
Ends At: 2026
Description: • Lead end-to-end delivery of internal data products from requirements gathering through QA and production rollout
• Translate loosely defined investment and research needs into structured product specifications
• Run product demos, onboarding sessions, and stakeholder feedback reviews driving adoption and iteration
• Consolidate qualitative feedback and usage data into prioritized roadmaps
• Partner directly with data scientists to clean, normalize, and classify large datasets
• Design and label training datasets used in predictive scoring models
• Reduced model evaluation scope from tens of millions of companies to fewer than 500 high-signal candidates
• Investigate data anomalies using SQL validation logic to identify root causes and prevent recurrence
• Evaluate external data vendors for quality, methodology, and integration readiness
• Deliver data-backed contract recommendations generating $100K+ in cumulative value optimization
• Own vendor data onboarding including ingestion design, schema alignment, QA, and platform integration
• Manage recurring data deliveries and quality checks ensuring consistent availability for investment teams, • Supported internal analytics tools used by investment professionals
• Improved early-stage data ingestion workflows reducing operational noise
• Conducted QA validation across structured and semi-structured datasets
• Acted as liaison between investment, engineering, and analytics teams
• Delivered onboarding sessions and internal documentation supporting adoption
Title: Analyst, Global Data Index Team
Company: None
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bloomberg/
Industry: None
Company Size: None
Location: Skillman, NJ
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 2016
Ends At: 2016
Description: None
Education:
School: Rutgers University
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Field: Economics
Period:
Headline:
Operations at Bessemer Venture Partners
Followers:
989
Connections:
977
Skills:
SQL, Python, GitHub, Tableau, Microsoft Power BI, Figma, Salesforce.com, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Generative AI Tools, Claude Code, Data Operations Management, Technical Product Management, Vendor Data Management, Data Quality Management, Workflow Automation, AI Training Data, Data Pipelines, Analytics Platforms, Cross-Functional Leadership, Stakeholder Communication, Predictive Modeling Support, Data Product Strategy, ETL Pipelines, Data Modeling & Normalization, Product Lifecycle Management, Requirements Definition, Roadmapping, UX Collaboration, Gitlab, Training Dataset Design, Labeling Workflows, Cursor
Experience:
Title: AI & Solutions Associate
Company: Bessemer Venture Partners
Location:
Start: May 2026
End: Present
Title: Data Product Manager
Company: Stripes
Location: New York, New York, United States
Start: 2021
End: 2026
Title: Data Analyst
Company: Stripes
Location: New York, NY
Start: 2017
End: 2021
Title: Analyst, Global Data Index Team
Company: Bloomberg
Location: Skillman, NJ
Start: 2016
End: 2016