Alexander Fried is the Analyst for the Diversified Portfolio and acting team expert in deal structuring, financial modelling, and portfolio management.. Prior to joining BDC Venture Capital in 2007, Alexander was a Process Improvement Engineer with Sanofi-Aventis where he led the optimization and scale-up of vaccine development operations.. Alexander also specialized in data science and was the group’s expert in machine learning and artificial intelligence.. Alexander holds an MBA from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business; an MASc in Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto; and a BEng in Chemical Engineering, McGill University. Alexander is a member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario.