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Draft:Azeem Azhar (entrepreneur)

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Azeem Azhar
Born1972 (age 51–52)[1]
NationalityBritish
EducationOxford University
OccupationEntrepreneur
Known forExponential View
Notable workThe Exponential Age: How Accelerating Technology is Transforming Business, Politics and Society

Azeem Azhar (born 1972) is a British serial technology entrepreneur, author and former media professional. He is the founder of Exponential View, a research group known for its prominent newsletter, which studies the economic transformation. He is also the founder of Peer Index, a web technology company that won The Europas Grand Prix in 2011.[2]

Azhar is the author of the book The Exponential Age: How Accelerating Technology is Transforming Business, Politics and Society. He is also the host of the business and technology podcast, Exponential View, distributed by Harvard Business Review,[3] and of the Bloomberg Originals television show and podcast Exponentially with Azeem Azhar.[4]

Biography edit

Early life edit

Azhar was born in 1972.[1] He was first introduced to computers as a child in Zambia; after his family moved to London, he got a Sinclair ZX81.[1] His parents ran an accounting firm in east London in the 1980s.[5]

Azhar studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Merton College, Oxford University. He participated in the creation of The Oxford Student, a student newspaper at the college, and was an editor of the student newspaper The Isis Magazine.[6]

Media career edit

In the 1990s, Azhar became a tech journalist.[1] He started his media career as a technology correspondent for The Guardian. At The Guardian, he published stories on the internet and designed the Guardian OnLine online (Go2) platform.[7] He then moved on to become the business correspondent for The Economist.[5] From 1997 to 1999, he was also a strategy manager for the BBC who launched the publication’s online business, BBC Online.[8] In 2005, he became head of innovation for Reuters.[5]

In 2004, Azhar was appointed to the Ofcom Communications Consumer Panel.[8]

Business career edit

Azhar founded eSouk.com in 2000 and has also held leadership positions at Albert Inc., a data analytics and marketing company in 2002, and OxMedia Ltd, a management consultancy company in 2004.[5]

Azhar founded Peer Index, a social media analytics company in 2009. The company gained recognition for releasing Twitter author databases, including the Twitter 140 and Finance 50, which highlighted the most influential Twitter users in their respective domains. Peer Index won The Europas Grand Prix in 2011 and was acquired by Brandwatch in 2014.[2] [9]

Azhar founded Exponential View in 2015. Exponential View is a research group that generates a prominent newsletter focusing on understanding the AI and technological transformation of the economy.[10][11] He began the Exponential View newsletter in 2015,[12] Azhar is the host of the Bloomberg Originals television show and podcast Exponentially with Azeem Azhar.[4]

Book edit

Azhar is the author of the 2021 book The Exponential Age: How Accelerating Technology is Transforming Business, Politics and Society. P. D. Smith of The Guardian praised the book as a "a bullish survey of AI, biotech, renewables and more".[13] According to The Economist, the book is "a convincing case that something extraordinary is taking place in business and society.”[14] Bryan Appleyard of The Times described the book as "valuable and timely" and "an enticing and necessary read".[15] Financial Times writer Shannon Valor praised the book as a "sweeping, engaging, nuanced, and ultimately conflicted look at how recent innovations in computing and other emerging technologies have radically transformed human existence".[16] David Rodman of MIT Technology Review called the book the "latest celebration of the world-changing impact of computing technologies", but felt that "such uber-optimism takes a great leap of faith".[17] Bryan Walsh of Axios recommended it alongside two other books that "take stock of the rapid technological change so far in the 21st century and ask whether we can adapt to the even faster change to come".[18]

The book was a part of the 2022 Management Book of the Year Shortlist by Chartered Management Institute.[19] Financial Times writer John Thornhill selected it as one of his best books of 2021,[20], and The Times selected it as one of their 16 best philosophy and ideas books of 2021.[21]

Accolades edit

Azhar was named to the Vox 2023 Future Perfect 50 list; Bryan Walsh described the Exponential Viewnewsletter as "the single best way to keep abreast of what’s happening in traditional tech, AI, biotech, and climate tech" and compared his outlook on technology to that of C. P. Snow.[1] He was named to the 2023 Charter 30 list.[22] Wired recommended it as one of the "best newsletters around".[23] He is a member of the World Economic Forum's Expert Network,[24] a co-chair of the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on the Future of Complex Risks.[11] an executive fellow at Harvard Business School, and a Visiting Fellow at the University of Oxford.[25]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e Walsh, Bryan (29 November 2023). "Azeem Azhar is drawing a road map to a better future". Vox. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b Butcher, Mike (18 November 2011). "PeerIndex Takes The Honours As The Europas Awards Drifts Eastwards". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  3. ^ "HBR presents Exponential View". Harvard Business Review. 1 April 2019. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Introducing Exponentially with Azeem Azhar". Harvard Business Review. 7 September 2023. Archived from the original on 13 September 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d Eastham, Laurence (April 2022). "Vantage Point". CA Magazine. Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. pp. 12–14. Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  6. ^ Gillespie, Stuart (6 November 2018). "Azeem Azhar: 'We need people to take part in the AI revolution'". University of Oxford. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018.
  7. ^ Schofield, Jack; Arthur, Charles; Passmore, Nick; O'Neill, Bill (16 December 2009). "From old Futures to modern Technology". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Ofcom appoints two additional members to the Consumer Panel". August 3, 2004. Archived from the original on May 19, 2024. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  9. ^ Butcher, Mike (17 December 2014). "Social Influence Startup PeerIndex Acquired By Brandwatch in Cash/Shares Deal". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  10. ^ Man, Yvonne; Ingles, David (13 June 2023). "Exponential View's Azhar on AI and Tech Outlook". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  11. ^ a b Elliot, David (February 13, 2024). "Don't trust technology and AI? This expert explains why". World Economic Forum. Archived from the original on April 23, 2024. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  12. ^ Crichton, Danny (10 October 2021). "Everything is accelerating in the exponential age". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  13. ^ Smith, P. D. (15 September 2021). "Exponential by Azeem Azhar review – bridging the technology gap". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  14. ^ Staff (October 16, 2011). "Two new books explore the impact of accelerating technology". The Economist. Archived from the original on September 3, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  15. ^ Appleyard, Bryan (May 18, 2024). "Exponential by Azeem Azhar review — can we stop the tech giants?". The Times. Archived from the original on September 3, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  16. ^ Vallor, Shannon (7 October 2021). "Exponential by Azeem Azhar — tech's dizzying acceleration". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  17. ^ Rotman, David (27 October 2021). "An uber-optimistic view of the future". MIT Technology Review. Archived from the original on 23 February 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  18. ^ Walsh, Bryan (11 September 2021). "Why the 2020s will be the exponential decade". Axios. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  19. ^ "Management Book Awards 2022". Chartered Management Institute. Archived from the original on 2023-12-08. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  20. ^ Thornhill, John (15 November 2021). "Best books of 2021: Technology". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  21. ^ "16 best philosophy and ideas books 2021". The Times. 18 May 2024. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  22. ^ Nazeer, Cari (22 March 2024). "Charter 30: The Leaders, Thinkers, and Innovators Shaping the Future of Work". Time. Charter. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  23. ^ "Expand your mind with our pick of the best newsletters around". Wired. 4 February 2019. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  24. ^ "Strategic Intelligence". World Economic Forum. 7 October 2020. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  25. ^ "Azeem Azhar". World Economic Forum. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2024.


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