Rizwan Shaikh

Rizwan Shaikh has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Rizwan is currently employed at Saudi Payments as a Senior Technology Manager and Program Director. Prior to that, they worked at Saudi Central Bank as a Technology Consultant for a period of six years. Before their tenure at the central bank, Rizwan held the position of Program Manager - Technology at Aer Lingus. Rizwan also worked as a Senior Program Manager - Technology at Amundi Pioneer and as an IT Infrastructure Team Lead at Aegon Ireland. Rizwan began their career as a Software Developer at Microsoft and later transitioned to become an Educator at New Trends Pakistan. Additionally, they co-founded a company called Anynews.

Rizwan Shaikh obtained a Certificate in Computer Programming from Faith College of Computer Science in 1997-1998. Rizwan then pursued a B.Sc. (Hons) in Computer Science from Griffith College Dublin from 2002 to 2005, followed by an M.Sc. in Computer Science from the same institution from 2007 to 2009. Rizwan later completed an MBA from Liverpool John Moores University from 2009 to 2011. In addition to their degrees, Rizwan Shaikh holds various certifications, including a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute in 2015, and is a member of the Saudi Council of Engineers since December 2019.