Omar Nawaz

For over 27 years, Omar Nawaz has led successful businesses of all sizes, from startups to Fortune 500 companies. His passion is building and scaling businesses from the ground up. As a serial entrepreneur, he’s scaled product lines from $0 to $100 million at Cisco and Microsoft and launched multiple companies.

Most recently, as Chargebee's Chief Product Officer, Omar drove the company's valuation from $125 million to $3.5 billion through 10X revenue growth. During this hyper-growth phase, he expanded a global product and engineering team to 350 members.

Omar is currently the Global Executive Director of the Applied Artificial Intelligence Association (AAIA), where he leads initiatives to promote the adoption and advancement of AI technologies across industries. Fascinated by emerging technologies like AI and blockchain, Omar explores their transformative impact on how we work, learn, and grow personally.

Omar holds an MBA and an MS in Engineering from San Jose State University, a BSc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Utah, and an Executive Certificate in Strategy and Innovation from MIT. He's now dedicated to helping ambitious founders and CEOs achieve their full potential while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. He combines his growth expertise with deep technological insights to guide sustainable success.

Omar lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, enjoying sailing and traveling in his spare time.

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