Naheed Syed

Naheed Syed is an accomplished technology and business executive with over 25 years of experience in the IT solutions industry. Currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer of Cognitive Bits, Naheed leads a team that delivers high-end data and AI solutions to top U.S. corporations. Naheed has also held significant roles such as Pre-Seed Investor at Streaming Global, CEO and President at Global Resource Management Inc. (now Cognitive Bits Inc.), and has been involved as an Executive Member of the ITServe Alliance and a Board Member of USPAACC-SE. With previous expertise as CTO at both Broadslate Networks and Digital Television (DirectTV), Naheed has a proven track record in driving technological innovation and managing complex industry changes. Naheed holds an Executive MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Northeastern Illinois University.