Ismail Elshareef

Ismail Elshareef is an accomplished executive with over 15 years of experience in government, media, entertainment, and automotive industries across the US and Europe.

Having served as the head of Front-End Engineering at Edmunds.com in 2008, Ismail established a proficient team of engineers focused on best practices and scalable architecture.

Currently, Ismail holds the position of Head of Open Platform at Edmunds, where he spearheads the management, development, promotion, and advocacy of open standards, APIs, and meaningful innovation.

A respected figure in the industry, Ismail is a frequent speaker on topics such as web performance, APIs, and innovation.

His professional specialties include API design, iterative product design, software design and architecture, design patterns, thought leadership, innovation mentoring, and hands-on development in technologies like JavaScript, HTML 5, Python, and Node.js.

Ismail Elshareef pursued his education at prestigious institutions like Northwestern University - Kellogg School Of Management, University Of California, Berkeley, California State University, Los Angeles, and King Fahd University Of Petroleum & Minerals - Kfupm.

As the Senior Vice President of Product and Engineering at UpKeep, Ismail continues to leverage his expertise and leadership in driving organizational success and technological innovation.