Marko Ahtisaari

Marko Ahtisaari (born 1969[1] in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish technology entrepreneur and musician.

Marko Ahtisaari is the son of Martti Ahtisaari, a former UN diplomat, President of Finland. He attended Columbia University where he studied philosophy, economics and music.

Ahtisaari's business career has spanned new media company Satama Interactive[2] and advertisement-supported mobile network Blyk.[3] Ahtisaari was a founding investor and former CEO of online business travel startup Dopplr,[4][5] which was acquired by Nokia in 2009. As of February 2011, Ahtisaari runs Nokia's Design unit, responsible for Nokia product and user experience design.[6]

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

References

  1. ^ "f-secure board profile page". http://www.f-secure.com/f-secure/corporate_profile/board_of_directors/. 
  2. ^ http://www.nokia.com/press/events/open-studio-event-in-berlin/spokespeople-marko-ahtisaari
  3. ^ ""Nokia's Pekka Ala-Pietilä and Ahtisaari started an operator" Nokian Pekka Ala-Pietilä ja Ahtisaari perustivat operaattorin". Digitoday. http://www.digitoday.fi/mobiili/2006/11/02/Nokian+Pekka+Ala-Pietil%E4+ja+Ahtisaari+perustivat+operaattorin/200619497/66. Retrieved 2008-05-10. 
  4. ^ "Dopplr Receives Funding from Premier International Team: Varsavsky, Ito, Hoffman and Klein invest in online social-travel service". 2007-09-04. http://blog.dopplr.com/2007/09/04/dopplr-receives-funding-from-premier-international-team-varsavsky-ito-hoffman-and-klein-invest-in-online-social-travel-service/. Retrieved 2008-05-11. 
  5. ^ Johnson, Bobbie (2007-07- 30). "Dopplr.com". Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/jul/30/dopplr. Retrieved 2008-05-11. 
  6. ^ http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2011/02/11/5305593.htm
  7. ^ "Doors of Perception 7 on Flow". 2003-03-31. http://flow.doorsofperception.com/speakers.html. Retrieved 2008-04-19. 

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