Azeem Azhar
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Azeem Azhar | |
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| Born | 1972 (age 51–52)[1] |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Oxford University |
| Occupation(s) | Technology entrepreneur and author |
Azeem Azhar (born 1972) is a British technology entrepreneur and author. He founded the research group, Exponential View, and web technology company, PeerIndex.
Azhar wrote The Exponential Age: How Accelerating Technology is Transforming Business, Politics and Society, and hosts the podcast Exponential View, distributed by Harvard Business Review,[2] and the Bloomberg Originals television show and podcast Exponentially with Azeem Azhar.[3]
Biography
[edit]Azhar was born in 1972. He studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Merton College, Oxford University.
Career
[edit]In the 1990s, Azhar became a journalist,[1] as a technology correspondent for The Guardian, where he published stories on the internet and designed the online (Go2) platform.[4] He later became the business correspondent for The Economist.[5] From 1997 to 1999, he was also a strategy manager for the BBC as well as launched the BBC Online.[6] In 2005, he became head of innovation for Reuters.[5] In 2004, Azhar was appointed to the Ofcom Communications Consumer Panel.[6]
Azhar founded eSouk.com in 2000 and has also held leadership positions at Albert Inc., a data analytics and marketing company in 2002, and OxMedia Ltd, a management consultancy company in 2004.[5] He founded PeerIndex, a social media analytics company in 2009. PeerIndex won the Europas Grand Prix in 2011, and was acquired by Brandwatch in 2014.[7][8]
In 2015, Azhar founded Exponential View, a research group that creates newsletters about AI and technological transformations.[9][10] It was described by the Boise State Public Radio as the "leading newsletter and podcast on the impact of technology on our future economy and society".[11]
Azhar is the host of the Bloomberg Originals television show and podcast Exponentially with Azeem Azhar.[3]
Azhar is a member of the World Economic Forum's Expert Network,[12] and co-chair of its Global Future Council on the Future of Complex Risks.[13] He is also an executive fellow at Harvard Business School, and a Visiting Fellow at the University of Oxford.[14]
Publications
[edit]Azhar is the author of The Exponential Age: How Accelerating Technology is Transforming Business, Politics and Society (2021).
Accolades
[edit]Azhar was named to the Vox 2023 Future Perfect 50 list. [1] He was named to the 2023 Charter 30 list.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Walsh, Bryan (29 November 2023). "Azeem Azhar is drawing a road map to a better future". Vox. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ "HBR presents Exponential View". Harvard Business Review. 1 April 2019. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Introducing Exponentially with Azeem Azhar". Harvard Business Review. 7 September 2023. Archived from the original on 13 September 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ Schofield, Jack; Arthur, Charles; Passmore, Nick; O'Neill, Bill (16 December 2009). "From old Futures to modern Technology". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ a b c Eastham, Laurence (April 2022). "Vantage Point". CA Magazine. Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. pp. 12–14. Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ a b "Ofcom appoints two additional members to the Consumer Panel". August 3, 2004. Archived from the original on May 19, 2024. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
- ^ Butcher, Mike (18 November 2011). "PeerIndex Takes The Honours As The Europas Awards Drifts Eastwards". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ Butcher, Mike (17 December 2014). "Social Influence Startup PeerIndex Acquired By Brandwatch in Cash/Shares Deal". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ Man, Yvonne; Ingles, David (13 June 2023). "Exponential View's Azhar on AI and Tech Outlook". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
- ^ Crichton, Danny (10 October 2021). "Everything is accelerating in the exponential age". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ Kustra, Bob (5 January 2024). ""The Exponential Age" By Azeem Azhar". Boise State Public Radio. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ "Strategic Intelligence". World Economic Forum. 7 October 2020. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ Elliott, David (February 13, 2024). https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/02/trust-technology-ai-citizen-participation/%7CWorld Economic Forum. Retrieved October 22, 2024
- ^ "Azeem Azhar". World Economic Forum. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ Nazeer, Cari (22 March 2024). "Charter 30: The Leaders, Thinkers, and Innovators Shaping the Future of Work". Time. Charter. Retrieved 21 May 2024.