Salim Ismail

PubSub Concepts, Inc, is a New York based company which builds internet-scale Publish/Subscribe systems and is redefining how content is delivered over the internet. The website, www.pubsub.com, was launched in early 2004 and is now a recognized leader in prospective search technology in the RSS and weblog (blog) space.

Salim Ismail is a successful angel investor and entrepreneur. He has operated four early-stage companies, is working on his fifth, and was recently nominated by Crain’s Magazine as one of New York City’s “Top 40 under 40” businesspeople for 2003.

Salim started his career as a software engineer with CSC Europe and then joined ITIM Associates, a boutique consulting firm headquartered in London, as a business and technology strategy consultant. For five years, he provided consulting expertise to senior management at the largest companies in Europe and led large projects for companies like Philips, NatWest Bank, Europcar, Whitbread, Carlson WagonLit and the UK Home Office. He finished by setting up the firm’s practice in France.

After building and operating two other early-stage companies, in April 2002 Salim founded the New York Grant Company, which in its first year attracted over 400 clients and delivered over $12 million of federal grants to the local economy. The company was built solely on cashflow, received innumerable accolades, is thriving and was successfully handed in September 2002 to Ann Kayman, former SVP of the NYC Economic Development Corporation under Mayor Giuliani.

In 2001, Salim was presented with a New York City Award of Recognition by the Giuliani Administration. He has spoken at several conferences and was nominated by Crain's magazine for New York City's 2003 "Top 40 under 40" list of most influential businesspeople.

He has traveled extensively, has lived and worked in eight different countries, speaks 2.75 languages and has an honors degree in theoretical physics and computing from the University of Waterloo near Toronto, Canada.