Farouk is a Canadian PhD economist with a specialization in computational economics, experimental economics, time series, and applied econometrics. He brings valuable experience from his previous role on the Amazon causal inference team, where he leveraged machine learning and experimental techniques to assess the impact of policies on customer satisfaction and seller performance. Notably, he is recognized as a strong advocate for knowledge sharing among students and stakeholders, and his dedication to education has earned him a prestigious teaching excellence award.