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Faiz Bashir
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, FlexiSAF Edusoft Limited
Entrepreneur, Technology Executive, Education Technology Professional
Faiz Bashir is a Nigerian entrepreneur and technology executive who co-founded FlexiSAF Edusoft in 2010 and has led the company's development as an education technology business focused on improving the administration and delivery of education through software. His work at FlexiSAF has centered on product development, business strategy and the application of technology to educational institutions, while his earlier involvement in Nigeria's developer community included founding and managing the Abuja Google Developer Group, then known as the Google Technology User Group.
Under Bashir's leadership, FlexiSAF has expanded from education-management software into a broader technology platform serving schools and higher institutions. His work has also extended beyond the commercial business through the FlexiSAF Foundation, which he co-founded to support access to education for out-of-school children.