Fahim Siddiqui

Fahim Siddiqui is senior vice president of information technology at The Home Depot. Siddiqui and his team are focused on the development applications and solutions for the online, marketing, merchandising, data & analytics and supply chain functions. Using an agile approach and the latest in cloud-based engineering practices, the team is enhancing the interconnected experience across the company for customers and associates. Since joining The Home Depot in 2018, Siddiqui has led the build of several transformational capabilities that are powering the One Home Depot strategy. This includes the rollout of a central platform of common services to deliver agility, consistency and efficiencies across the customer experience.

Prior to The Home Depot, Siddiqui spent more than three decades leading software development in the retail, energy and telecom sectors. Most recently, he was senior vice president/CIO – eCommerce & digital at Staples, where he led software teams responsible for the digital transformation of the enterprise. Previously he served in technology, product and engineering leadership roles at Vidyo, Intralinks, Sereniti (founder), K2 Software, MCI, Time Warner Telecom and Sprint. For his technical contributions, Siddiqui has been awarded 5 U.S. patents.

Siddiqui actively gives back to the community by volunteering at Team Depot events and serving in leadership roles across Atlanta. He is on the Board of Directors at the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra where he is a co-chair of their Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) taskforce. For his contributions to DEI, the National Diversity Council recognized Siddiqui with its Technology Leadership Award in 2020. He also serves on the Carter Center’s Board of Councilors, was named to the Islamic Speaker Bureau’s Top 100 Georgia Muslims, and received a commendation from the Georgia State Senate. He holds an executive MBA from Brown University and IE Business School and a master’s in computer science from the University of Missouri, Kansas City, where he was honored with the Alumni Achievement Award. He earned a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from Iowa State University.