Ismail is an entrepreneur and expert in web design, application development and internet related technologies. Ismail graduated from Stanford University with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, with a specialization in Computer Software.

He is the founder of Digitalvaliance, a mobile and web applications development company, with a subsidiary company, LogoBakery.

Ismail has been programming and designing websites since he was 14. He is an experienced full stack web applications developer using the LAMP (Linux, AJAX, MySQL and PHP) stack, and J2EE standards.

Ismail’s expertise has allowed Digitalvaliance to work on several celebrity and household name projects including eHarmony. In November of 2011, an app designed by Digitalvaliance, was the #1 free app in Norway's Apple App Store (besting AngryBirds and Facebook Messenger). He currently sits on the Board of Music For Tomorrow (MFT), a non-profit founded by Jude Law. At MFT, he serves as the non-profit's Chief Technology Officer and built the non-profit's online gig booking platform.

Ismail's clients' projects have been featured in Bloomberg, The Huffington Post, New York Times and several other media outlets.

Ismail blogs on software development, life and entrepreneurship at www.callmeismail.com. He is also a contributor at Under30CEO.

Ismail Maiyegun

Creative Commander in Chief

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