Kamran Bakhtiari

Kamran Bakhtiari has spent two decades inside the full stack of lead generation — from first click to recognized revenue. He's held senior leadership roles at loanDepot, PennyMac, Verengo Solar, and Mission Loans, and advised organizations like Americor and Solar Optimum on turning marketing spend into measurable ROI. Along the way, he's built and run large marketing, call center, and data science teams, all pointed at the same question: how do we increase revenue through elevated lead gen and customer journey strategies?

Today he's CEO of LeadsOptics, a technology company rebuilding the lead-purchasing transaction around transparency and AI-driven conversion. He also runs MK3 Holdings LLC, where he trades large-cap equities across the S&P 500, Dow, and Nasdaq.

For more than a decade, Kamran has taught Decision Sciences at Pepperdine's Graziadio School of Business and Management — across the Executive MBA, Fully Employed MBA, MS in Applied Analytics, and MS in Human Resources programs. He's there to give students a data-first lens for solving problems that actually matter.