Hyder Ali is one of the founders of MAPS and its founding President. Originally from India, Hyder Ali got his Masters in Computer Engineering in University of Tennessee, Knoxville and MBA from Kelly School of Management, University of Indiana.

Hyder Ali worked for Microsoft for 2 decades and left as Director of Partner Channels in 2019. He is current a VP in Sofy.ai, a Bellevue startup focused on improving app quality, increasing engineering productivity using an AI based nocode test automation platform. Hyder Ali currently lives in Redmond with his wife and 2 kids.