Shafqat Islam serves as the President at Optimizely. He is also the co-founder and former CEO of Newscred, which is now known as Optimizely Cmp. Additionally, Islam is recognized as the founder of Welcome.

With a deep technology background, Islam describes himself as a product and sales professional who enjoys managing teams and leading organizations. He is also an angel investor, supporting companies such as Pathao, HeyMarket, Vendelux, Slang.