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Hasan Imam

Commander · DISC type D
Chief Executive Officer at Obsidian Security
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Hasan Imam is the CEO of Obsidian Security, specializing in SaaS and AI security. An alumnus of Stanford University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he is described by colleagues as a versatile, tenacious, and brilliant executive with a strong ethical business sense. He has led the company through hypergrowth, achieving nearly 1000% growth between 2021 and 2024.

Originally from Bangladesh, Hasan moved to the US after starting college in Malaysia. He is driven by a mindset of maximizing every opportunity, a resolve forged early in life after his familys circumstances changed. He values building a strong company culture centered on excellence and focus.

He became CEO of Obsidian in 2021 when revenues were under $1M, seeing a major opportunity to build a disruptive approach to SaaS security.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Hasan shows up

Very Quick
Strong-Willed
Decisive

They are not always relationship oriented. They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms. They like to move fast and expect the same from others.

Priorities

Topics Hasan cares about

SaaS Security
He believes SaaS is the foundation of modern business and focuses on securing the complex interactions within and between applications like Salesforce, Microsoft 365, and Workday.
AI in Security
He frequently speaks on the risks posed by AI agents in SaaS environments and is focused on enabling enterprises to adopt AI securely and at scale.
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Career

Work history

1-2021
Chief Executive Officer
Obsidian Security
10-2020 - 10-2022
Advisor
Wing Venture Capital
12-2020 - 7-2022
Board Member
CognitiveScale
7-2018 - 7-2020
Chief Revenue and Customer Officer
Shape Security
2-2017 - 7-2018
Chief Revenue Officer
Shape Security
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2004 - 2006
MSCS
Stanford University
1997 - 1999
B.Sc.
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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