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| '''Kamran Elahian''' ({{lang-fa|کامران الهیان}}) is an ] |
'''Kamran Elahian''' ({{lang-fa|کامران الهیان}}) is an ] is an innovation catalyst, philanthropist, an entrepreneur without borders, and a global venture capitalist. | ||
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| Kamran is Founder and Chairman of Global Innovation Catalyst, LLC. As an innovation catalyst, Kamran advises various governments on the needed transition from fossil-based economies to sustainable innovation economies. In the past, as a global high-tech entrepreneur, he co-founded ten companies, had 6 exits, 3 of them were Unicorn IPOs with a total market cap of over $8B. For 15 years, he was Chairman of Global Catalyst Partners, a global VC firm ($350M under management) with investments in the U.S., Japan, China, India, Israel and Singapore. | |||
| ===Global Catalyst Partners=== | |||
| A veteran ] with over 29 years of experience in the high-tech industry. Kamran co-founded 10 companies: CAE Systems (’81) acquired by ] for $75M; ] (’84) ] at $150M valuation/achieved ] of over $3.5B; Momenta (’89) failed; ] (’93) IPO at $300M valuation/achieved market cap of over $600M; finally sold for less than $50m after investing hundreds of million in the company, ] (’96) acquired by ] in 2009 for less than $10m; Centillium Communications (’97) IPO at $700M valuation/achieved market cap of over $4B, sold for less than $15m; Actelis Networks (’99) a broadband communications systems company; Informative (’99) failed; Entropia (’99) failed; ] (’01) - failed in 2006. | |||
| Underlying his vision for global philanthropy is the conviction that modern Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) can be instrumental in dissolving barriers between nations and bridging the social and political differences among people. This vision was reflected in Schools-Online, a nonprofit he co-founded in 1996 to connect the world, one school at a time (6400 schools in 36 countries were provided with computers and access to the Internet) and merged with Relief International in 2003; Global Catalyst Foundation, co-founded in 2000 to improve lives through effective education and empowerment of the youth (with special emphasis on young women) using the leverage of ICT, and UN-GAID, a United Nations global forum that promotes ICT in developing countries where he served as Co-Chairman (2009-2011). | |||
| ===Global Catalyst Foundation=== | |||
| He is also chairman and co-founder of Global Catalyst Foundation. Global Catalyst Foundation is a private foundation established by the principals of Global Catalyst Partners. Its mission is to improve peoples' lives through the effective application of ]. | |||
| Kamran is Co-Chair of UNGAID, The ] (GAID) is a ] global forum that comprehensively addresses cross-cutting issues related to ICT in development. | |||
| Kamran is Chairman Emeritus of Relief International-Schools Online, a humanitarian ] that provides emergency relief, rehabilitation, development assistance, and program services to vulnerable communities worldwide. Schools-Online is a non-profit public charity organization with the goal to bring the ] to disadvantaged schools in the world (to-date 6,400 schools in over 36 countries); founded by Kamran in 1996 and merged with Relief International in 2003. | |||
| ===Leadership, Mentorship and Social Impact=== | |||
| In 2013, Kamran was a mentor for Unreasonable at Sea, a technology business accelerator for social entrepreneurs seeking to scale their ventures in international markets. Founded by Unreasonable Group, ], and ]’s ].<ref>http://www.semesteratsea.org/discover-sas/signature-programs/past-programs/unreasonable-at-sea/</ref> | |||
| ==Recognition== | ==Recognition== | ||
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| Kamran Elahian کامران الهیان | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1954 Tehran |
| Nationality | Iranian American |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Spouse | Zohre Elahian |
Kamran Elahian (Template:Lang-fa) is an Iranian-American is an innovation catalyst, philanthropist, an entrepreneur without borders, and a global venture capitalist.
Early life and education
Kamran was born in Tehran in 1954. He immigrated to the United States before the Iranian Revolution. He received a B.Sc. in Computer Science, a B.Sc. in Mathematics (at the age of twenty) and a Master of Engineering degree in Computer Graphics from the University of Utah.
Career
Kamran is Founder and Chairman of Global Innovation Catalyst, LLC. As an innovation catalyst, Kamran advises various governments on the needed transition from fossil-based economies to sustainable innovation economies. In the past, as a global high-tech entrepreneur, he co-founded ten companies, had 6 exits, 3 of them were Unicorn IPOs with a total market cap of over $8B. For 15 years, he was Chairman of Global Catalyst Partners, a global VC firm ($350M under management) with investments in the U.S., Japan, China, India, Israel and Singapore.
Underlying his vision for global philanthropy is the conviction that modern Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) can be instrumental in dissolving barriers between nations and bridging the social and political differences among people. This vision was reflected in Schools-Online, a nonprofit he co-founded in 1996 to connect the world, one school at a time (6400 schools in 36 countries were provided with computers and access to the Internet) and merged with Relief International in 2003; Global Catalyst Foundation, co-founded in 2000 to improve lives through effective education and empowerment of the youth (with special emphasis on young women) using the leverage of ICT, and UN-GAID, a United Nations global forum that promotes ICT in developing countries where he served as Co-Chairman (2009-2011).
Recognition
In December 2006, The Dr. Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award which recognizes individuals for their exceptional contributions to drive the development, innovation, growth and long-term opportunities for the fabless semiconductor industry was presented to Kamran.