Faisal Mushtaq

Faisal is a results-oriented and visionary C-suite executive, board member, investor, and entrepreneur with extensive leadership experience. He has guided organizations through digital transformations, business growth, organizational scaling, innovative product delivery, efficiency improvements, and market share expansion in both fast-paced private companies and Fortune 500 enterprises. With over two decades of experience leading global teams and business initiatives for top industry organizations, he excels at setting and executing strategic visions, fostering a culture of innovation, and achieving outstanding results. His management philosophy emphasizes empowerment, collaboration, trust, and accountability, enabling him to build high-performing teams ranging from a few to over 700 members across more than 10 global regions while maintaining a retention rate above 95%. He is recognized for driving organizational growth and successfully transforming companies into industry leaders.

As the CTO at Sleep Number Corporation, Faisal played a pivotal role in the company's growth.He led Sleep Number Labs, the Bay Area innovation arm, and was instrumental in the company's digital transformation. Under his leadership, the company evolved from a manufacturer of smart beds to a leader in health and wellness. Faisal designed, scaled, and delivered SleepIQTM, an AI-based Sleep Wellness Technology Platform, achieving 600% growth in 4 years to 3 million smart sleepers and processing 1.8 petabytes of data annually. Faisal's strategic insight and business acumen were instrumental in this transformation, resulting in over $2 billion in revenue growth. He also laid the groundwork for the BreatheIQTM apnea classification platform.

Faisal provided strategic leadership as Vice President of Technology and Head of Global Cloud & DevOps Practice at GlobalLogic, driving innovation and creating a best-in-class R&D organization, resulting in significant Fortune 500 customer wins and eventual acquisition by Hitachi for $9.6 billion. His ability to navigate the diverse needs of these companies was honed during his earlier decade at three different startups—PLUMgrid (acquired by VMware), Ortiva Wireless (acquired by Allot Communications), and Wichorus (acquired by Tellabs)— He led these startups through all phases of the journey from ideation to a fully functioning and scaling business. He executed on all strategic fronts: securing funding, successful product development and launch, establishing product-market fit, customer growth, technology team expansion, strategic partnerships, M&A due diligence, and eventual exits, maximizing shareholder value.

Faisal provided strategic leadership as Vice President of Technology and Head of Global Cloud & DevOps Practice at GlobalLogic, driving innovation and creating a best-in-class R&D organization, resulting in significant Fortune 500 customer wins and eventual acquisition by Hitachi for $9.6 billion. His ability to navigate the diverse needs of these companies was honed during his earlier decade at three different startups—PLUMgrid (acquired by VMware), Ortiva Wireless (acquired by Allot Communications), and Wichorus (acquired by Tellabs)— He led these startups through all phases of the journey from ideation to a fully functioning and scaling business. He executed on all strategic fronts: securing funding, successful product development and launch, establishing product-market fit, customer growth, technology team expansion, strategic partnerships, M&A due diligence, and eventual exits, maximizing shareholder value. Faisal's career began at Cisco Systems, where he developed multiple families of network devices that generated $5 billion in revenue.

Faisal is the Founder and CEO of TechCon Global, an organization that promotes investments and innovation. He frequently speaks on thought leadership, AI, global innovation, and entrepreneurship. He also serves on the boards of multiple nonprofits, including TIE, OPEN, and TechCon Global. He holds certificates in ESOP, private company governance, and private equity governance from the Private Directors Association. Faisal is an active angel investor and a member of several leading organizations, including NuFund Venture Group, Interlock Capital, Reflect Ventures, and MVP Ventures. Faisal earned an MSEE from Purdue University and an MBA from Santa Clara University. He is an inventor with multiple patents and a published author of several books. He lives in San Diego with his wife and four kids and is a big fan of Liverpool Football Club.