Zikria Syed in

Zikria Syed

Login to view DISC.
Co-founder and CEO at PatientWing
📍 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Zikria Syed is a serial entrepreneur and the CEO of PatientWing, his third successful venture in the life sciences technology sector. He has a history of founding, scaling, and exiting companies, including NextDocs and Broadpeak. Zikria earned his Masters degree in Computer Science from Drexel University.

Originally from Pakistan, Zikria is an immigrant entrepreneur who is passionate about the culture and restaurant scene in Philadelphia, which is what keeps him in the city. He views his immigrant background as a strength in entrepreneurship, noting that he is used to navigating uncertainty.

He has been described as a "Cutting-Edge Problem Solver" for his innovative and accessible technology solutions in the life sciences industry.

Read the full overview →
Experience
30 Years
Current Role
Co-founder and CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Personality Overview

How Zikria shows up

Communication Style
Decision Approach
Work Preference

Behavioral traits and communication patterns that shape how this person evaluates opportunities, builds trust, and makes decisions in professional settings.

Login to view personality overview.
Priorities

Topics Zikria cares about

Patient Engagement
He is passionate about amplifying patient voices and engaging with them to understand their challenges, a core philosophy of his company, PatientWing.
HealthTech Innovation
His entire career has focused on creating novel technology platforms to solve major business problems for the life sciences and clinical trial industries.
+5 more topics Login to view topics
Career

Work history

1-2016
Co-founder and CEO
PatientWing
4-2015 - 4-2019
Advisory Board Member
Haystack Informatics
9-2006 - 7-2015
Co-founder and CEO
NextDocs
11-2005 - 8-2006
VP, Product Management & Collaborative Solutions
Datalabs
1-2004 - 10-2005
Founder & CEO
Broadpeak
In the press

Media appearances

PatientWing Launches Website to Help You Volunteer for COVID‑19 Clinical Trials. Featured in Business Wire
See now
Business For Good: PatientWing. Featured in Ben Franklin Technology Partners
+2 more appearances Login to view media
Education
Master's degree
Drexel University
Bachelor's degree
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
Social presence
in
Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

DISC behavioral profile

Dominance, influence, steadiness, and calculativeness scores with guidance on how this person prefers to communicate and decide.

Login to view DISC.

More profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Unlock the full playbookSee exactly how to sell to Zikria. Free, 10 seconds.