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{{short description|Indian Software Evangelist (born 1964)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Shoaib Ahmed
| birth_name = Shoaib Ahmed
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1964|5|3}}
| birth_place = [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], India
| education = {{ubl | [[IIM Calcutta]] | [[St. Joseph's College, Bangalore]] }}
| title = President, [[Tally Solutions]]
| children = 2
| awards = [[The Economic Times]] Now – Retail Leadership Award (2013)
| spouse = Nilofer Ahmed
}}

'''Shoaib Ahmed''' (born 3 May 1964) is an Indian Software Evangelist. He was the President of [[Tally Solutions]],<ref>[http://www.tallysolutions.com/website/html/aboutus/central-leadership-team.php Central Leadership Team]. Tallysolutions.com. Retrieved on 22 May 2016.</ref> the leading Indian Financial ERP system with over 1 million clients and a worldwide presence in 100 countries. He was nominated by his peers in the Indian Retail industry for [[the Economic Times]] Now 'Retail Leadership Award' and was a member of the Regional Council of [[NASSCOM]], and a Founding Member & Fellow of [[iSPIRT]], the Indian Software Products Industry Round Table, think tank for the Indian Software Products Industry<ref>[http://forbesindia.com/article/special/is-ispirt-an-alternative-to-nasscom/34763/1 Forbes India Magazine – Is iSpirt an Alternative to Nasscom?]. Forbesindia.com. Retrieved on 22 May 2016.</ref>

He is now incubating Catalystor – an enterprise with the intent to make technology effective for businesses.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://factordaily.com/shoaib-ahmed-tally-catalystor/|title=Shoaib Ahmed quits homegrown enterprise software maker Tally|date=2017-01-06|work=FactorDaily|access-date=2017-04-10|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==

Ahmed, born in Bangalore in the State of Karnataka, is the son of the Late Honourable Justice S.M.Sait of the Karnataka High Court. Justice Sait, was also Secretary of the [http://www.karnatakahockey.com Karnataka State Hockey Association] and Secretary General of the [[Indian Hockey Federation]].<ref>[http://www.karnatakahockey.com/celebrity-members.html Karnataka State Hockey Association -Celebrity Members]. Karnatakahockey.com. Retrieved on 22 May 2016.</ref> Shoaib did his degree in St. Josephs College, Bangalore, and post graduation from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta.

==Software evangelism==

Ahmed, in addition to his role as President of Tally, is actively involved in mentoring software products and entrepreneurs in India. As a Fellow in ISPIRIT, he leads the Software Adoption Initiative (SAI).<ref>[http://www.ispirt.in/who-we-are/Our-People iSPIRT : Our People]. Ispirt.in. Retrieved on 22 May 2016.</ref> He actively mentors startups both as a member of the [[Indian Angel Network]] and through CIIE – Centre for Innovation, Incubation & Entrepreneurship at Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad. He is on the advisory committee of the Glocal University<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131222051318/http://www.glocaluniversity.edu.in/glocal-industry-advisory-board Advisory Board]. glocaluniversity.edu.in</ref> and was a member of the regional council of [[NASSCOM]]

[[File:Shoaibaward.jpg|thumb|Shoaib Ahmed receiving the Retail Leadership Award from Economic Times Now, Newspaper]]

==Entrepreneurship and awards==

Ahmed started as an entrepreneur by co-founding his own company, Vedha Automations, which developed a unique Point of Sale (POS) retail product – Shopper, later acquired by Tally in 2005.<ref>[http://pn.ispirt.in/software-products-funding-and-opportunities-shoaib-ahmed-tally-solutions-part-3-of-3/ Software Products: Funding and Opportunities, Shoaib Ahmed, Tally Solutions (Part 3 of 3) | ProductNation – The industry watering hole for software product industry. An iSPIRT initiative]. Pn.ispirt.in. Retrieved on 22 May 2016.</ref> Ahmed received [[the Economic Times]] Now 'Retail Leadership Award' in February 2013. He was nominated by his peers in the Indian Retail Industry.<ref>[http://www.asiaretailcongress.com/arc_2013/winners_2013.html Award]. www.asiaretailcongress.com. Retrieved on 23 May 2016.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tallyeducation.com/teplwebsite/html/tally/|title=Tally Education {{!}} TallyAce, TallyPro, Tally Guru Certification|website=tallyeducation.com|access-date=2020-04-02}}</ref>

==References==
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