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Marko
Ahtisaari
CEO & Co-founder, Dopplr |
Marko Ahtisaari is CEO and co-founder of Dopplr, the online service for smarter travel. Ahtisaari serves on the Board of Directors of F-Secure and Artek Oy Ab, and is an advisor to FON, the largest WiFi community in the world. From October 2006 to December 2008 Mr Ahtisaari was Head of Brand & Design at Blyk, the free mobile service for young people, funded by advertising. From January 2005 to September 2006 Mr Ahtisaari worked as Director of Design Strategy at Nokia. He joined Nokia in 2002 and held management positions in corporate strategy and venturing, always with a focus on creating new growth through better user experience. From 1999 to 2001 Mr Ahtisaari built and led the mobile practice at digital services company Satama Interactive. From 1994 to 1997 he was a lecturer, Fellow of the Faculty of Philosophy at Columbia University in the City of New York. In 2006 he served on the jury of the international Prix Ars Electronica. Marko Ahtisaari holds a BA degree summa cum laude in Economics and Philosophy and a MA degree in Philosophy from Columbia University in the City of New York.