Ahmed Zaidi is the Chief Executive Officer of Accelirate. As the CEO, Ahmed is responsible for overall company strategy and execution. Passionate about automation, Ahmed started his career as a Wall Street Automation Engineer and prior to co-founding Accelirate, he founded a capital markets-focused consulting business in 2003 which was acquired in 2007 by a Global IT Service Provider. After the acquisition, Ahmed ran the Capital Markets Division for the acquirer, and established multiple Centers of Excellence within the organization. Having led large enterprise scale automation efforts at Global Investment Banks, Ahmed is intimately familiar with the challenges faced by organizations when tackling transformation projects. One of his key responsibilities at Accelirate is leading our Automation, Machine Learning, and AI Programs to produce practical solutions that solve today’s business problems using the latest in cognitive and AI technologies.