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, president of Finland, and recipient of the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize. 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, a 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] He will join Dopplr as CEO on January 1, 2009, replacing Lisa Sounio, who will become chairman of the board.
In addition to the career in business, Ahtisaari is an occasional musician. He once received a Grammy Showcase Award for new artists.[7]
- ^ "f-secure board profile page".
- ^ Campion (2005-11-25). "HYBRID: Interview with Marko Ahtisaari". Retrieved on 19 April 2008.
- ^ ""Nokia's Pekka Ala-Pietilä and Ahtisaari started an operator" Nokian Pekka Ala-Pietilä ja Ahtisaari perustivat operaattorin", Digitoday. Retrieved on 10 May 2008.
- ^ "Talkoot, tekniikka ja hyvä tahto". The Commons, Technology and Good Will (Helsingin Sanomat 10.6.2007). Retrieved on 2008-05-10.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Johnson, Bobbie (2007-07- 30). "Dopplr.com". Guardian. Retrieved on 2008-05-11.
- ^ "Doors of Perception 7 on Flow" (2003-03-31). Retrieved on 2008-04-19.
- http://ahtisaari.typepad.com/about.html
- http://ahtisaari.typepad.com/moia/2005/12/music_for_airpl.html
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