Marko Ahtisaari

Marko Ahtisaari

I was born in Helsinki, Finland and raised on three continents in Helsinki, Dar es Salaam and New York. I went on to study philosophy, economics and music at Columbia University in the City of New York where I lectured for several years. During my years at Columbia I had a parallel professional life in music as a bassist and composer.

I am CEO and Co-founder of Dopplr the online service for smarter travel. Learn more about Dopplr, sign up now, or visit the city page for London.

I serve on the board of directors of F-Secure Corporation, Newsmill and Artek oy ab, and am an advisor to FON the worlds largest WiFi community.

I am part of the team behind Blyk. Blyk is a free mobile network for young people, funded by advertising. Blyk is live in the UK and launching next in the Netherlands. To advertise on Blyk visit media.blyk.com.

Privously, I worked as Director of Design Strategy at Nokia, a world leader in mobile communications. I joined Nokia in 2002 and held management positions in venturing and corporate strategy, always with a focus on creating new growth through better user experience.

In the in-between moments I continue to compose ambient music for public and private spaces, and occasionally sing arias.