Salman Baset
Advisor at Several startups
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSalman Baset is an information security, IT, and product leader with 11+ years of experience building security and compliance programs across startups and large enterprises. He has led product and engineering efforts at MongoDB and IBM and driven FedRAMP, ISO, SOC 2 and other regulatory outcomes for Fortune 500 customers and public sector offerings. Known for translating complex security requirements into practical product features, he built IAM, encryption, and governance capabilities that closed major deals and enabled government-ready cloud services. More recently he advises startups on 0→1 security, SOC 2/ISO attainment, researcher engagement, and transparent AI adoption to accelerate development. His background blends deep research (peer-to-peer protocols, OpenStack tooling) with hands-on delivery of managed identity and blockchain wallet solutions used by global supply-chain partners. Based in New York, he pairs PhD-level technical rigor with pragmatic GTM and stakeholder communication skills that bridge engineers, executives, auditors, and customers.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
B.S, Computer System Engineering, B.S, Computer System Engineering at GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences and TechnologyPhD, Computer Science, PhD, Computer Science at Columbia Engineering
Github Skills (60)
container10
docker10
ecosystem10
go10
golang10
moby9
assemble9
hyperledger-composer9
hyperledger-fabric8
base628
stress-testing8
fabric8
toolbox7
converting7
libvirt7
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
mongodb-labs/ledger
May 2020 - Jan 2023
An implementation of a ledger using MongoDB
Contributions:3 commits, 2 PRs, 1 push in 2 years 8 months
salmanbaset/cbtool
May 2015 - Aug 2016
Contributions:3 pushes, 8 branches in 1 year 3 months
gcpexperimentationanalysis-toolkitcloudrapid
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