Marko Ahtisaari

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Marko Ahtisaari
Marko Ahtisaari

Marko Ahtisaari (born 1969[1] in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish technology entrepreneur and the son of Martti Ahtisaari, a former UN diplomat and president of Finland. He attended Columbia University where he studied philosophy, economics and music. A former Director of Design Strategy at Nokia,[2] a mobile phone company, Ahtisaari currently (as of early 2006) works for Blyk, an European ad-supported mobile network.[3] Ahtisaari sits on the boards of F-Secure corporation and Artek,[4] and is a founding investor in online business travel start-up Dopplr.[5][6]

In addition to the career in business, Ahtisaari is an occasional musician. He once received a Grammy Showcase Award for new artists.[7]

[edit] References

  1. ^ f-secure board profile page.
  2. ^ Campion. "HYBRID: Interview with Marko Ahtisaari", 2005-11-25. Retrieved on 2008-04-19. 
  3. ^ ""Nokia's Pekka Ala-Pietilä and Ahtisaari started an operator" Nokian Pekka Ala-Pietilä ja Ahtisaari perustivat operaattorin", Digitoday. Retrieved on 2008-05-10. 
  4. ^ Talkoot, tekniikka ja hyvä tahto. The Commons, Technology and Good Will (Helsingin Sanomat 10.6.2007). Retrieved on 2008-05-10.
  5. ^ Dopplr Receives Funding from Premier International Team: Varsavsky, Ito, Hoffman and Klein invest in online social-travel service (2007-09-04). Retrieved on 2008-05-11.
  6. ^ Johnson, Bobbie (2007-07- 30). Dopplr.com. Guardian. Retrieved on 2008-05-11.
  7. ^ Doors of Perception 7 on Flow (2003-03-31). Retrieved on 2008-04-19.

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