Adil Ashiq serves as Regional Sales Manager for the Americas at Kpler Maritime. He is also a Co-Founder at a maritime technology startup and a Y-Combinator alumnus where he launched and sold his first company in 2014. Prior to joining MarineTraffic (now known as Kpler Maritime), Adil co-founded an Insurance technology startup backed by Willis Towers Watson, to automate underwriting for marine insurance, saving insurance companies over $1B in losses and reducing manual administrative task work. His career began after graduating the Merchant Marine Academy where he sailed as a Merchant Marine Officer on commercial ships, eventually becoming Captain. After five years at sea, Adil moved to the corporate world where he served at BCG Digital Ventures as a management consultant creating companies solving big problems for the maritime industry. Before this, Adil also served at United Technologies Corporation, Shell Oil & Gas and APL Logistics. Adil holds a bachelor's degree in Marine Transportation from the California Maritime Academy and his Masters from MIT.

Over 12 years experience crafting business strategy, identifying new opportunities and developing solutions for maritime, transportation and logistics professionals.