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Hamoon Ekhtiari

Chief Executive Officer at FutureFit AI

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Overview

Hamoon Ekhtiari serves as Chief Executive Officer at FutureFit AI[1][3], a position held since 2020[3]. Ekhtiari has held several prior roles in strategy and innovation, including Director of Strategy, Innovation & PMO in the Office of the Executive Vice President at TELUS from 2015 to 2017[8], and Founding Director of Studio [Y] at MaRS Discovery District from 2013 to 2015[9]. Ekhtiari founded Audacious Futures, which operated from 2017 to 2020[7], and co-founded CatalystsX in 2012[10]. Ekhtiari holds a Master's degree from the University of Waterloo[11]. Ekhtiari has served as a member of the Governor General's Canadian Leadership Conference since May 2015[4] and as a speaker for Peace Talks Community since April 2016[5].

Profile introduction
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As Co-founder & CEO at FutureFit AI, I care deeply about unlock pathways between talent and opportunity to build a more audacious economy and society. My career journey has taken me from Founding Director of a leadership academy at one of the world's largest urban innovation hubs, to Director of Strategy and Innovation for a $30B telecom and technology company. I've also founded a social enterprise, helped build Deloitte’s consulting business in the Caribbean, and taught as adjunct faculty. Perhaps most importantly, my perspectives and opinions have been shaped through visiting and learning…

Career history

  1. Chief Executive Officer2020 to presentFutureFit AI
  2. MemberMay 2015 to presentGovernor General's Canadian Leadership Conference
  3. SpeakerApr 2016 to presentPeace Talks Community
  4. Global SummitAug 2017 to presentSingularity University
  5. Founder2017 to 2020Audacious Futures
  6. Director - Strategy, Innovation & PMO - Office of the Executive Vice President2015 to 2017TELUS
  7. Founding Director, Studio [Y]Jun 2013 to Jun 2015MaRS Discovery District
  8. Co-FounderJul 2012 to Jun 2013CatalystsX

Education

  1. Master's2009 - 2009University of Waterloo

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