A seasoned portfolio strategist, educator, trainer, and researcher with over 18 years of experience, this accomplished professional has a proven track record of transforming organizations through data-driven decision-making, strategic execution, and cross-functional collaboration. 

With expertise in managing $200M+ technology portfolios, achieving a 72% increase in efficiency, and reducing time-to-market by 40%, this leader brings a wealth of knowledge and impact to any organization.

A strong advocate for innovation and analytics, this individual has successfully implemented enterprise-wide portfolio governance, resulting in $10M in cost savings and a 36% improvement in talent retention. As a leader of 17 high-performing professionals, they have cultivated an environment of continuous learning and growth, ensuring strategic goals are met with precision and agility.

In addition to portfolio management and Agile leadership, this professional is a passionate trainer and educator, having designed and delivered over 30 corporate training programs and trained more than 500 professionals in Scrum, Agile methodologies, and technology-driven decision-making. Their ability to simplify complex processes and create engaging, structured learning environments aligns seamlessly with organizations that value innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

With a commitment to fostering dynamic teams and driving strategic outcomes, this leader is ready to bring their analytical mindset, strategic execution, and passion for growth to new challenges, contributing to transformative success.

Seasoned industry professional encompassing over two decades experience from some of the best American companies (notably Verizon's  LEAD program graduate & Verizon Excellence Award nominee - a Fortune 10 company).

Key Accomplishments:

- Led innovative engineering solutions development

- Managed critical vendor relationships and capital projects

- Served on the Architecture Team for enterprise-wide solutions

- Administered RFP processes for company-wide enhancements

- Facilitated the $20B FiOS expansion initiative

- Served as Centralized SME Integration Planner

- Completed the prestigious two-year Leadership Excellence and Development (LEAD) Program

- Introduced standardization improvements in regional network design

- Launched several products across network and provided cross functional leadership towards seamless integration with embedded architecture.

He also has served for a decade in teaching and mentoring capacity in academia as adjunct professor & lecturer at Purdue (a R1 US university system) where he taught Technology Project Management, Cloud Computing, Networks, Web Technologies among others. He is a transformative business and technology leader with experience overseeing organizational strategy, high-visibility projects and programs, and skilled technical teams. Passionate for Industry 5.0 and people focused ethical Artificial Intelligence (AI) transformations in global context.

He holds BS in Chemical Engineering (UET) and two Master degrees - MBA in Business Administration (Wright State University) and MS in Advanced Information Technology (Purdue University) respectively. He holds coveted credentials including Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI Agile Certified Professional (PMI-ACP), Professional Agile Leader and Professional Scrum Master - II credentials. He also completed certificate courses from Cornell University (eCornell) in Financial Management and Project Leadership. He is also a dedicated volunteer with over two decade pursuit in domains of literacy and board service - notably over a decade at Project Management Institute culminating as President of the chapter.

Mr. Safdar leverages a unique mix of strategic and analytical expertise aligning the effort of strong teams with organizational objectives. Passionate in providing coaching, mentoring and transformative training for next Gen leaders to bring people focused ethical AI transformation spearheading Industry 5.0.

Mr.Safdar was inducted in Phi Kappa Phi, which is United States's oldest and most selective multi disciplinary honors society.