Elias Baltassis is a Director in the Paris office of The Boston Consulting Group, specialized in Data & Analytics. He is a core member of the BCG's Technology Advantage and Financial Institutions practices and of Gamma, BCG's Analytics & Data Science arm.

Elias has more than 20 years of experience in quantitative and data-driven topics. Prior to joining BCG, he was a founding member and Managing Director of Opera Solutions, a leading global pure-player in Big Data. Prior to that, he was a Partner with a leading strategy consulting firm.

Elias leads work in topics such as Data & Analytics Strategy, Data Governance, Analytics Centers set-up, etc. He serves clients across Europe and in the US

Elias graduated cum laude in Economics and Econometrics from the University of Freibourg and has earned a magna cum laude Master in Applied Mathematics and Computer Sciences from IAUF / the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL). He also holds an MBA from INSEAD