Munshiganj Foundation
Alim Abdul, Founder of Munshiganj Foundation
Founder

Alim Abdul

Cybersecurity & Operational Resilience Leader
Three decades across healthcare, government, global media, and the United Nations · New York, USA
Cyber risk measures exposure. Resilience determines whether the organization survives it.

Alim Abdul was born in Muktarpur, Munshiganj, Bangladesh, in a place where opportunities were limited but ambition was not.

He studied at Munshiganj High School and later at Haroganga College, where his drive and curiosity began to take shape. Determined to build a different future, he moved to the United States for higher education and graduated from Ohio University with a degree in Computer Science.

The career that followed unfolded across cybersecurity, enterprise systems, and operational leadership. He worked in environments where responsibility, resilience, and leadership directly impacted people's lives, and he learned that real progress comes from steady, careful work.

Through his journey, he realized something simple but powerful.

Talent exists everywhere. Opportunity does not.

This foundation is his way of changing that. A way to make sure the next student walking the same streets has more doors open to them than he did. A way to give back to the schools, the teachers, and the community that quietly carried him forward.

Professional background

A career built where technology meets responsibility.

For more than three decades, Alim Abdul has worked at the intersection of cybersecurity leadership, enterprise technology, governance, and operational resilience. His work has helped organizations navigate digital risk environments and prepare leadership teams to respond to cyber crises.

His experience spans healthcare, government systems, global media, hospitality, and enterprise technology, environments where cybersecurity is closely tied to operational continuity and mission-critical services. He is the architect of AI-CRRQ, a framework for understanding cyber risk through the lens of resilience, recovery, and survival rather than exposure alone.

CISSP CISM CISA CRISC CCISO PMP MIT Digital Transformation MIT Cloud & Blockchain
Ohio University, Computer Science Speaker & Moderator, WCIT & UNITAR/UN UN Cyber Warfare & AI Governance Advocate
Career highlights

Six environments. One pattern.

The same lessons appeared across very different sectors. Resilience. Crisis readiness. The gap between mature controls and real survivability.

Healthcare Cybersecurity Leadership

Within healthcare, Alim has supported cybersecurity, infrastructure resilience, and disaster recovery for major health systems including Northwell Health, New York State's largest healthcare provider, and One Brooklyn Health. He has also worked in technology environments associated with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).

His experience also includes work supporting operations related to the New Jersey Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS), helping manage large healthcare systems supporting critical public health services.

Global Media, Music & Hospitality

Earlier in his career, Alim worked within global media and hospitality operations associated with Chris Blackwell, founder of Island Records. During this period he built and managed IT infrastructure and security across nine hospitality properties in South Beach, Miami, supporting the technology backbone of the Island Outpost portfolio.

This portfolio included the historic GoldenEye in Oracabessa, Jamaica, where Ian Fleming wrote the original James Bond novels and the filming location for Dr. No. He also supported technology initiatives associated with Bob Marley, helping launch the first Bob Marley website and e-commerce platform.

UN Cyber Governance: WCIT & UNITAR

Through cybersecurity training programs for diplomats associated with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), Alim served as Speaker and Moderator for global technology organizations including WCIT (World Congress on Information Technology) and UNITAR under the United Nations.

In these forums, he advocated for the establishment of a formal international cyber warfare and cybercrime governance framework under the UN Charter, and called for structured AI Governance frameworks to address the emerging risks of AI-enabled cyber operations.

Incident Response & Tabletop Exercises

Direct tabletop exercise (TTX) experience at major health systems, including NYC Cybercommand exercises. Across these engagements, Alim observed a pattern that became the core of his later research.

Organizations with mature security programs, NIST CSF aligned and ISO 27001 certified, still experienced operational collapse during cyber crises because leadership lacked crisis command structure, decision speed, and tested recovery capability.

Enterprise Technology & Infrastructure

18 years as Head of IT at Island Trading Company, responsible for IT infrastructure across 16 subsidiaries. Director of Operations, Infrastructure Services and Acting CISO at JDRF, overseeing IT and cloud infrastructure for over 100 US offices and 7 international countries.

He also contributed to technology initiatives related to the launch of Spotify, demonstrating a career-long track record at the intersection of enterprise infrastructure and strategic innovation.

Regulatory & Compliance Expertise

Deep multi-framework regulatory fluency built over three decades of cross-sector leadership: HIPAA · HITECH · NYDFS Part 500 · SEC Cyber Rules · DORA · NIS2 · GDPR · PCI-DSS · FFIEC.

This regulatory depth shapes his perspective on how modern organizations balance compliance obligations with the operational reality of staying online and effective during disruption.

Areas of focus

Where the work concentrates today.

Cyber Risk & Resilience Strategy Executive Cyber Crisis Preparedness Governance, Risk & Compliance Operational Resilience & Disaster Recovery Cybersecurity Leadership Advisory Board & C-Suite Briefings Cyber Insurance Alignment International Cyber Policy Tabletop Exercise Facilitation AI Governance & Risk
Career timeline

Three decades of operational leadership.

The pattern recognition that shaped his work was earned across the desks below, not theorized.

  1. NWH
    Northwell Health, New York State's largest healthcare provider

    AVP, Information Security & Disaster Recovery

    Oversees information security and disaster recovery across 25 hospitals and over 1,500 ambulatory services. Coordinates incident response and crisis management across the network.

  2. OBHS
    One Brooklyn Health System

    VP, Technology & CISO

    Managed IT security, infrastructure, healthcare compliance, and cybersecurity across One Brooklyn Health System, a major NYC public health network.

  3. UN
    WCIT & UNITAR under United Nations

    Speaker & Moderator, Global Technology Forums

    Served as Speaker and Moderator at WCIT and UNITAR. Recommended addressing the gap of an international cyber warfare framework under the UN Charter, and advocated for formal AI Governance structures in international policy.

  4. JDRF
    Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

    Director, Operations & Infrastructure / Acting CISO

    IT and cloud infrastructure for over 100 US offices and 7 international countries. Led cybersecurity initiatives protecting critical research data globally. Also supported NJ MMIS operations.

  5. ITC
    Island Trading Company · Island Outpost · 18 years

    Head of IT, 16 Subsidiaries, Island Records / Chris Blackwell

    Built IT infrastructure for nine South Beach hospitality properties. Managed the technology backbone of Island Outpost, including GoldenEye in Jamaica (Ian Fleming's home, the Dr. No filming location). Launched the first Bob Marley website and e-commerce platform. Contributed to Spotify's technology launch.

  6. EDU
    Education & certifications

    Ohio University, MIT, EC-Council, ISACA, PMI

    Graduated Ohio University, Computer Science. CISSP · CISM · CISA · CRISC · CCISO · PMP. MIT Digital Transformation. MIT Cloud & Blockchain. UNITAR/UN Speaker & Moderator.

Purpose
After years of global experience, the focus is now on giving back. To create opportunities for students from places like Munshiganj and Muktarpur, so they can build their own future.
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