Keivan Ghoseiri
Director of Operations Research & Advanced Analytics | Forecasting, Optimization & Decision Science | Building High-Performing Analytics Teams
- Role
- Director, Operation Research at Amtrak
- Location
- Washington, DC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Keivan Ghoseiri
Senior analytics and operations research leader with 15+ years building and leading high-performing teams that turn quantitative insight into executive decisions.At Amtrak, I lead the Operations Research function - building the Operations Data & Decision Science team, establishing the OR Internship & Co-op Program, and delivering enterprise-grade decision-support tools across forecasting, optimization, simulation, and machine learning. My work informs how a public-mission organization balances commercial performance against broader social outcomes.Dual PhDs (Industrial Engineering / OR and Transportation Systems Engineering), PMP-certified, with prior OR leadership at BNSF Railway and faculty/research roles at the University of Maryland, Morgan State, and the University of Arizona.Specialties: Forecasting & sensitivity analysis · Mathematical optimization · Predictive & prescriptive modeling · Econometric & statistical modeling · Decision-support tool design · KPI frameworks · Cross-functional executive influence · Analytics team-building & mentorship
Experience
Director, Operation Research
Oct 2025 — Present · DC, US
Education
Iran University of Science and Technology
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Systems and Industrial Engineering
1997 — 2003
University of Maryland
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Transportation Systems Engineering and Planning
2010 — 2012
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