Nadeem Nathoo, The Knowledge Society (TKS)

Nadeem Nathoo is the cofounder of The Knowledge Society (TKS), a human accelerator that focuses on exponential technologies like artificial intelligence, virtual/augmented reality, nanotechnology, and the internet of things (IoT). His mission at TKS is to develop young people (age 13–17) to pioneer new industries using emerging technologies and sciences. TKS alumni have spoken at some of the world's largest conferences, worked at companies like IBM and Microsoft, raised money from some of the top investors in the world, and are building projects in areas including brain-machine interfaces, quantum computing, and genetic engineering.

Prior to his role at TKS, Nadeem was a management consultant at McKinsey & Company, where he advised Fortune 500 CEOs on their challenges in banking, mining, aerospace, telecommunication, and advanced industries, to name a few. Nadeem has successfully led turn-arounds and growth strategies that have had global implications, including facilitating a $500 million merger transition and a $2 billion strategic spin-off. He's also done development work in Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Bangladesh, East Africa, and Honduras. In his spare time, Nadeem is an angel investor.