Aasim Shabazz

Co-founder and President of TCIA

Aasim Shabazz is a vision-driven technologist, co-founder, and president of Twin Cities Innovation Alliance (TCIA). Aasim drives innovative solutions to complex problems faced by communities and organizations. Aasim serves as the architect of the TCIA’s annual Data 4 Public Good conference—a cultivated experience for meaningful contributions, co-powering, change-making, and relationship-building in digital justice. Throughout his career, Aasim has contributed leadership by serving on various boards and commissions, including advancing Minnesota equitable light rail development—where he served as a founding co-chair of the Blue Line Coalition.

Aasim is also lead innovator and steward leader of iAskc, a digital transformation company providing organizational agility solutions for enterprises across the globe. Aasim brings his experience as a visionary thought leader and certified Scaled Agile® Program Consultant Expert Agile, to support organizations in improving their value delivery from a people-focused approach. Aasim effectively leverages his experience of 20+ years of working in the areas of Agile teams, Design Thinking, Lean Practices, SAFe Transformation, Change Management, Strategic Planning, Organizational Design, and Human Resource Strategy.