Adeel Javaid

Adeel Javaid is a highly experienced professional with a diverse background in the tech industry. In 2021, they founded 1ID, a Travel Tech startup specialized in touchless immigration and security clearance solutions. In 2023, they were selected as a Post Idea Fellow at EWOR, an education-focused early backer of the world’s greatest talent. From 2017 to 2022, Adeel was the Founder and Managing Partner at SAEM Consulting, where they reduced the costs of IT infrastructure by 40% for 3 consulted clients. In 2022, they became the Lead Security and Compliance Engineer/Data Protection Officer at nOps.io, and the Cyber Risk Consultant at Frontline Performance Group. Adeel was also a Member of the Data Governance and Digital Trust Technical Committees of the CIO Strategy Council | Conseil Stratégique des DPI and an External Expert (Cybersecurity and Cryptography) for the COST Association - European Cooperation in Science and Technology. From 2006 to 2011, Adeel held the position of Deputy Director at the Ministry of Information and Head of Product Design at Ebmacs Solution. Adeel was also a Member of the Vendor Advisory Council at CompTIA.

Adeel Javaid has a varied and impressive educational background. In 2023, they obtained a Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity from MIT xPRO. In 2018, they earned a Chartered IT Professional from BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT. Adeel is currently pursuing a Certificate of Specialization in Leadership and Management from Harvard Business School Online and a Certificate of Specialization in Strategy from Harvard Business School Online. In 2019, they obtained a Registered Scientist from Science Council UK. In 2016, they obtained a Specialization in Business Analytics from The Wharton School and a Specialization in Data Analytics from Duke University. In 2015, they obtained a Specialization in Corporate Finance from Gies College of Business - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, a Specialization in Business Strategy from University of Virginia Darden School of Business, and a Specialization in Corporate Finance from University of Melbourne. Adeel also obtained an Associate Member from Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants in 2015. Adeel Javaid has also obtained several certifications, including Certified Policy Management Professional from OCEG (Open Compliance & Ethics Group), Integrated Data Privacy Professional from OCEG (Open Compliance & Ethics Group), AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner from Amazon Web Services (AWS), Certified Information Systems Security Auditor from Mile2, Information Systems Professional of Canada from CIPS (Canada’s Association of I.T. Professionals), Information Technology Certified Professional of Canada from CIPS (Canada’s Association of I.T. Professionals), FinOps Certified Practitioner from FinOps Foundation, Member from British Columbia Chamber of Commerce, Member from FinOps Foundation, Certified Backend Engineer from Triplebyte, Certified Dev Automation Engineer from Triplebyte, Certified Distributed Systems Engineer from Triplebyte, Certified Frontend Engineer from Triplebyte, AttackIQ Certified Cybersecurity Professional from AttackIQ, Certified Incident Handling Engineer from Mile2, Certified Site Reliability Engineer from Google, Certified Vulnerability Assessor from Mile2, Countering Ransomware with MITRE ATT&CK from AttackIQ, GRC Auditor from OCEG (Open Compliance & Ethics Group), and MITRE ATT&CK Security Stack Mappings: AWS from AttackIQ.