Fahad Zaidi is a Director of Software Engineering at Neo Financial. Neo Financial is Canada’s and Calgary’s fastest-growing startup ever. Neo Financial has been named the top startup in Canada by LinkedIn 2 years in a row, the fastest-growing company in Canada by the Globe and Mail, and the fastest-growing technology company in Canada by Deloitte.
At Neo Financial, Fahad leads teams of Software Engineers that have delivered initiatives that have led to Neo’s exponential growth such as the High-Interest Savings Account, underlying Payment infrastructure technology , technology that powers Neo’s banking partnerships, Lending & credit line management, in-house collections platform, web application, and mobile applications, and much more.
Prior to Neo Financial, Fahad spent 4 years with a SaaS startup called Quorso which is a leading platform for the Retail sector and currently used by Walmart, PetSmart, and other leading global retailers. Fahad played a key role in Quorso’s success from Seed stage to Series A.
Prior to Quorso, Fahad spent 5 years in management consulting delivering value through technology projects across multiple industries (Financial Services, Legal, Pharma, etc.) in Canada, U.S., and U.K.
Fahad holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems from Mount Royal University, a Master’s degree in Technology Project Management from DePaul University, and a Certificate in Data Science from Harvard University.
