Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, NewsCred

Shafqat Islam is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of NewsCred, the world's leading end-to-end content marketing platform. As CEO, Shafqat manages the strategic growth of the company, pioneering a new content ecosystem for brands and publishers. Since its founding in 2008, NewsCred has grown to a 120+ person team of technologists, journalists and creative content marketers based in New York, London and Dhaka. The company is funded by leading investors including Mayfield Fund, FirstMark Capital, Greycroft Partners and IA Ventures.

Prior to NewsCred, Shafqat was a Vice President at Merrill Lynch, running technology teams in NYC and Geneva, Switzerland.

@shafqatislam or @newscred

Shafqat Islam

Website: newscred.com

Session: Content Creation Strategies That Deliver A Real Return