2023 Grocery Industry Icons & Innovators

As a serial entrepreneur, technology leader and inventor, Shariq is driven to create products that solve real problems and create meaningful innovations. He was inspired to start Veeve after witnessing the overwhelming interest in the Just Walk Out experience at the Amazon Go store and became determined to deliver this experience for all retail customers. He used his expertise to lead the development of a state-of-the-art, AI-powered grocery cart that delivers the ultimate in customer convenience and personalization. Prior to founding Veeve, he spent 9 years at Amazon as Head of Product Management leading several high-profile initiatives, including Amazon’s Alexa Platform, Amazon Payments, AWS Identity and Amazon Home Services. He also founded NYCWAY, a hyperlocal app which was funded by Michael Bloomberg and later acquired by BMW Interactive.