Zeeshan Faizal

Zeeshan Faizal has a diverse work experience, starting with their current role as the Head of Product at Rise Gardens. Prior to that, they served as a Product Manager at the same company. Zeeshan also has experience as the Founder and General Manager of Maximal, where they focused on hardtech product development. Zeeshan founded Chaya Labs, Inc., a product development lab specializing in custom artificial intelligence, IoT, and data solutions. Zeeshan also worked as an Associate at Illinois Business Consulting and as an Undergraduate Student Researcher at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Additionally, they gained experience as a Product Engineering Intern at Kofman Technologies, a Web Developer at The Daily Illini, and a SLAM and Path Planning Team Member at Illinois Robotics in Space. Zeeshan started their entrepreneurial journey as the Founder of CartGrab.

Zeeshan Faizal completed a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Psychology from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign from 2012 to 2016. Prior to that, they attended Huntley High School from 2008 to 2012.