Shafqat Islam

Shafqat Islam is the CMO of Optimizely. Prior to this, he was the co-founder and CEO of Welcome, the leading marketing orchestration platform and Gartner Leader 5 years running. In 2021, Welcome was acquired by Optimizely, the leading digital experience platform provider that serves marketers and growth leaders at more than 9,000 brands across the globe.

As an immigrant founder, Shafqat is originally from Bangladesh, born in Thailand, raised in Switzerland, and now lives in New York. He believes anyone can build a great company regardless of background or location.