Bio

Ahmad is an Advisor and an Investor for a number of technology startups in disruptive markets, lending his experience in scaling teams and technology to Founders, CTOs, and software development teams. He also serves as a board member for a number of not-for-profit organizations that focus on providing services to software developers, as well as creating inclusive opportunities for underrepresented and underserved communities.

Leading up to the successful acquisition by GitHub in 2020, Ahmad served as the CTO for npm, taking over the critical mission of ensuring the Open Source JavaScript registry remains stable, reliable and sustainable for the millions of developers who rely on it everyday to do their jobs.

Prior to joining npm Ahmad led large development teams across various industries in delivering globally scaled projects. As Chief Architect for TELUS digital he led hundreds of developers in building digital software platforms and telecom products, and was responsible for the architecture of TELUS digital’s systems - systems that scale to support millions of customers. As VP of Engineering at Kong, he led an internationally distributed team focused on powering API driven and industry leading software through open-source technology for the enterprise.

Ahmad founded Tech Masters — a developer community of over 16,000+ members engaging in discussions on technology, careers, and learning. Tech Masters operates 3 major conferences in Toronto, Canada.

In his spare time Ahmad blogs on Technology & Leadership, mentors early stage startups, builds open-source projects used by developers world wide, and organizes technology conferences across Canada.