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'''Azeem Azhar''' (born 1972) is a [[British people|British]] serial technology entrepreneur and author. He founded the research group, Exponential View, and web technology company, PeerIndex, which won the [[Europas Grand Prix]] in 2011.
'''Azeem Azhar''' (born 1972) is a [[British people|British]] technology entrepreneur and author. He founded the research group, Exponential View, and web technology company, PeerIndex.


Azhar wrote ''The Exponential Age: How Accelerating Technology is Transforming Business, Politics and Society'', and hosts the podcast Exponential View, distributed by [[Harvard Business Review]].<ref name="HBR presents Exponential View">{{cite news |title=HBR presents Exponential View |url=https://hbr.org/2019/04/podcast-exponential-view |work=[[Harvard Business Review]] |date=1 April 2019 |access-date=3 September 2023 |archive-date=3 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903235727/https://hbr.org/2019/04/podcast-exponential-view |url-status=live }}</ref> and the ''[[Bloomberg Originals]]'' television show and podcast ''Exponentially with Azeem Azhar''.<ref name="Introducing Exponentially with Azeem Azhar" />
Azhar wrote ''The Exponential Age: How Accelerating Technology is Transforming Business, Politics and Society'', and hosts the podcast Exponential View, distributed by [[Harvard Business Review]],<ref name="HBR presents Exponential View">{{cite news |title=HBR presents Exponential View |url=https://hbr.org/2019/04/podcast-exponential-view |work=[[Harvard Business Review]] |date=1 April 2019 |access-date=3 September 2023 |archive-date=3 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903235727/https://hbr.org/2019/04/podcast-exponential-view |url-status=live }}</ref> and the ''[[Bloomberg Originals]]'' television show and podcast ''Exponentially with Azeem Azhar''.<ref name="Introducing Exponentially with Azeem Azhar" />


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Azhar was born in 1972. He studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at [[Merton College, Oxford University]].
Azhar was born in 1972. He was first introduced to computers as a child in [[Zambia]] after his family moved to London. He got a [[Sinclair Research|Sinclair]] [[ZX81]].<ref name="Azeem Azhar is drawing a road map to a better future" /> His parents ran an accounting firm in [[East London]] in the 1980s.<ref name="Vantage Point">{{cite web |last1=Eastham |first1=Laurence |title=Vantage Point |url=https://www.camagazine.co.uk/april2022#!azeem-azhar |website=CA Magazine |publisher=[[Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland]] |access-date=May 18, 2024 |pages=12–14 |date=April 2022 |archive-date=December 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210053511/https://www.camagazine.co.uk/april2022#!azeem-azhar |url-status=live }}</ref> He studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at [[Merton College, Oxford University]]. While in the college, 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]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gillespie |first1=Stuart |title=Azeem Azhar: 'We need people to take part in the AI revolution' |url=https://www.research.ox.ac.uk/article/2018-11-06-azeem-azhar-we-need-people-to-take-part-in-the-ai-revolution |work=[[University of Oxford]] |date=6 November 2018 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114081124/https://www.research.ox.ac.uk/article/2018-11-06-azeem-azhar-we-need-people-to-take-part-in-the-ai-revolution |archive-date=14 November 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
In the 1990s, Azhar became a journalist.<ref name="Azeem Azhar is drawing a road map to a better future" /> as a technology correspondent for ''[[The Guardian]]'', where he published stories on the internet and designed the online (Go2) platform.<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news |last1=Schofield |first1=Jack |last2=Arthur |first2=Charles |last3=Passmore |first3=Nick |last4=O'Neill |first4=Bill |title=From old Futures to modern Technology |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2009/dec/16/guardian-technology-section |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=16 December 2009 |access-date=3 September 2023 |archive-date=19 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519015339/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2009/dec/16/guardian-technology-section |url-status=live }}</ref> He later became the business correspondent for ''[[The Economist]]''.<ref name="Vantage Point" /> From 1997 to 1999, he was also a strategy manager for the [[BBC]] as well as launched the ''BBC Online''.<ref name="Ofcom">{{cite news |title=Ofcom appoints two additional members to the Consumer Panel |url=https://www.communicationsconsumerpanel.org.uk/press-releases/press-releases/post/119-ofcom-appoints-two-additional-members-to-the-consumer-panel |date=August 3, 2004 |access-date=May 19, 2024 |archive-date=May 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519015340/https://www.communicationsconsumerpanel.org.uk/press-releases/press-releases/post/119-ofcom-appoints-two-additional-members-to-the-consumer-panel |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2005, he became head of innovation for ''[[Reuters]]''.<ref name="Vantage Point" /> In 2004, Azhar was appointed to the [[Ofcom]] Communications Consumer Panel.<ref name="Ofcom" />
In the 1990s, Azhar became a journalist,<ref name="Azeem Azhar is drawing a road map to a better future" /> as a technology correspondent for ''[[The Guardian]]'', where he published stories on the internet and designed the online (Go2) platform.<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news |last1=Schofield |first1=Jack |last2=Arthur |first2=Charles |last3=Passmore |first3=Nick |last4=O'Neill |first4=Bill |title=From old Futures to modern Technology |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2009/dec/16/guardian-technology-section |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=16 December 2009 |access-date=3 September 2023 |archive-date=19 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519015339/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2009/dec/16/guardian-technology-section |url-status=live }}</ref> He later became the business correspondent for ''[[The Economist]]''.<ref name="Vantage Point">{{cite web |last1=Eastham |first1=Laurence |title=Vantage Point |url=https://www.camagazine.co.uk/april2022#!azeem-azhar |website=CA Magazine |publisher=[[Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland]] |access-date=May 18, 2024 |pages=12–14 |date=April 2022 |archive-date=December 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210053511/https://www.camagazine.co.uk/april2022#!azeem-azhar |url-status=live }}</ref> From 1997 to 1999, he was also a strategy manager for the [[BBC]] as well as launched the ''BBC Online''.<ref name="Ofcom">{{cite news |title=Ofcom appoints two additional members to the Consumer Panel |url=https://www.communicationsconsumerpanel.org.uk/press-releases/press-releases/post/119-ofcom-appoints-two-additional-members-to-the-consumer-panel |date=August 3, 2004 |access-date=May 19, 2024 |archive-date=May 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519015340/https://www.communicationsconsumerpanel.org.uk/press-releases/press-releases/post/119-ofcom-appoints-two-additional-members-to-the-consumer-panel |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2005, he became head of innovation for ''[[Reuters]]''.<ref name="Vantage Point" /> In 2004, Azhar was appointed to the [[Ofcom]] Communications Consumer Panel.<ref name="Ofcom" />


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.<ref name="Vantage Point" /> He founded PeerIndex, a social media analytics company in 2009. PeerIndex won the Europas Grand Prix in 2011, and was acquired by [[Brandwatch]] in 2014.<ref name="Grand Prix">{{cite news |last1=Butcher |first1=Mike |title=PeerIndex Takes The Honours As The Europas Awards Drifts Eastwards |url=https://techcrunch.com/2011/11/18/peer-index-takes-the-honours-as-the-europas-awards-drifts-east/|work=[[TechCrunch]] |date=18 November 2011 |access-date=3 September 2023 |archive-date=3 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903235727/https://techcrunch.com/2011/11/18/peer-index-takes-the-honours-as-the-europas-awards-drifts-east/|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Butcher |first1=Mike |title=Social Influence Startup PeerIndex Acquired By Brandwatch in Cash/Shares Deal |url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/12/17/social-influence-startup-peerindex-acquired-by-brandwatch-in-cashshares-deal/ |work=[[TechCrunch]] |date=17 December 2014 |access-date=3 September 2023 |archive-date=3 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903235727/https://techcrunch.com/2014/12/17/social-influence-startup-peerindex-acquired-by-brandwatch-in-cashshares-deal/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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.<ref name="Vantage Point" /> He founded PeerIndex, a social media analytics company in 2009. PeerIndex won the Europas Grand Prix in 2011, and was acquired by [[Brandwatch]] in 2014.<ref name="Grand Prix">{{cite news |last1=Butcher |first1=Mike |title=PeerIndex Takes The Honours As The Europas Awards Drifts Eastwards |url=https://techcrunch.com/2011/11/18/peer-index-takes-the-honours-as-the-europas-awards-drifts-east/|work=[[TechCrunch]] |date=18 November 2011 |access-date=3 September 2023 |archive-date=3 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903235727/https://techcrunch.com/2011/11/18/peer-index-takes-the-honours-as-the-europas-awards-drifts-east/|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Butcher |first1=Mike |title=Social Influence Startup PeerIndex Acquired By Brandwatch in Cash/Shares Deal |url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/12/17/social-influence-startup-peerindex-acquired-by-brandwatch-in-cashshares-deal/ |work=[[TechCrunch]] |date=17 December 2014 |access-date=3 September 2023 |archive-date=3 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903235727/https://techcrunch.com/2014/12/17/social-influence-startup-peerindex-acquired-by-brandwatch-in-cashshares-deal/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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Azhar is the host of the [[Bloomberg Originals]] television show and podcast ''Exponentially with Azeem Azhar''.<ref name="Introducing Exponentially with Azeem Azhar">{{cite journal |title=Introducing Exponentially with Azeem Azhar |url=https://hbr.org/podcast/2023/09/introducing-exponentially-with-azeem-azhar |journal=[[Harvard Business Review]] |access-date=18 May 2024 |date=7 September 2023 |archive-date=13 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913023718/https://hbr.org/podcast/2023/09/introducing-exponentially-with-azeem-azhar |url-status=live }}</ref>
Azhar is the host of the [[Bloomberg Originals]] television show and podcast ''Exponentially with Azeem Azhar''.<ref name="Introducing Exponentially with Azeem Azhar">{{cite journal |title=Introducing Exponentially with Azeem Azhar |url=https://hbr.org/podcast/2023/09/introducing-exponentially-with-azeem-azhar |journal=[[Harvard Business Review]] |access-date=18 May 2024 |date=7 September 2023 |archive-date=13 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913023718/https://hbr.org/podcast/2023/09/introducing-exponentially-with-azeem-azhar |url-status=live }}</ref>

Azhar is a member of the [[World Economic Forum]]'s Expert Network,<ref name="Strategic Intelligence">{{cite web |title=Strategic Intelligence |url=https://intelligence.weforum.org/monitor/emerging-themes/d838bb6ab17b4167b18b93bd81a03ac5 |website=[[World Economic Forum]] |access-date=18 May 2024 |language=en |date=7 October 2020 |archive-date=25 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725135906/https://intelligence.weforum.org/monitor/emerging-themes/d838bb6ab17b4167b18b93bd81a03ac5 |url-status=live }}</ref> and co-chair of its Global Future Council on the Future of Complex Risks.<ref>Elliott, David (February 13, 2024). https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/02/trust-technology-ai-citizen-participation/|World Economic Forum. Retrieved October 22, 2024 </ref> He is also an executive fellow at [[Harvard Business School]], and a Visiting Fellow at the [[University of Oxford]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Azeem Azhar |url=https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/azeem-azhar/ |website=[[World Economic Forum]] |access-date=18 May 2024 |archive-date=28 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928212527/https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/azeem-azhar |url-status=live }}</ref>


== Publications ==
== Publications ==
Azhar is the author of ''The Exponential Age: How Accelerating Technology is Transforming Business, Politics and Society'' (2021).
Azhar is the author of ''The Exponential Age: How Accelerating Technology is Transforming Business, Politics and Society'' (2021). PD. Smith of ''[[The Guardian]]'' praised the book as a "a bullish survey of AI, biotech, renewables and more".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=P. D. |title=Exponential by Azeem Azhar review – bridging the technology gap |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/sep/15/exponential-by-azeem-azhar-review-bridging-the-technology-gap |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=15 September 2021 |access-date=3 September 2023 |archive-date=19 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519015339/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/sep/15/exponential-by-azeem-azhar-review-bridging-the-technology-gap |url-status=live }}</ref>
The book was a part of the 2022 Management Book of the Year Shortlist by [[Chartered Management Institute]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Management Book Awards 2022 |url=https://www.managers.org.uk/community/awards/management-book-of-the-year/management-book-awards-2022/ |work=[[Chartered Management Institute]] |access-date=2023-09-03 |archive-date=2023-12-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208122254/https://www.managers.org.uk/community/awards/management-book-of-the-year/management-book-awards-2022/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Financial Times'' writer John Thornhill selected it as one of his best books of 2021.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Thornhill |first1=John |title=Best books of 2021: Technology |url=https://www.ft.com/content/5b8ccecf-8f91-4eef-b021-c7aefc07313d |website=[[Financial Times]] |access-date=18 May 2024 |date=15 November 2021 |archive-date=15 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215063112/https://www.ft.com/content/5b8ccecf-8f91-4eef-b021-c7aefc07313d |url-status=live }}</ref> and ''The Times'' selected it as one of their 16 best philosophy and ideas books of 2021.<ref name="16 best philosophy and ideas books 2021">{{cite web |title=16 best philosophy and ideas books 2021 |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/best-philosophy-ideas-books-2021-3ghfmjgcd |website=[[The Times]] |access-date=18 May 2024 |language=en |date=18 May 2024 |archive-date=6 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606042202/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/best-philosophy-ideas-books-2021-3ghfmjgcd |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Accolades==
==Accolades==
Azhar was named to the ''[[Vox (website)|Vox]]'' 2023 Future Perfect 50 list; Bryan Walsh described the ''Exponential View'' newsletter 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]].<ref name="Azeem Azhar is drawing a road map to a better future" /> He was named to the 2023 Charter 30 list.<ref name="Charter 30: The Leaders, Thinkers, and Innovators Shaping the Future of Work">{{cite magazine |last1=Nazeer |first1=Cari |title=Charter 30: The Leaders, Thinkers, and Innovators Shaping the Future of Work |url=https://time.com/charter/6959670/charter-30/ |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |publisher=Charter |access-date=21 May 2024 |language=en |date=22 March 2024}}</ref> ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'' recommended it as one of the "best newsletters around".<ref name="Expand your mind with our pick of the best newsletters around">{{cite magazine |title=Expand your mind with our pick of the best newsletters around |url=https://www.wired.com/story/best-newsletters/ |magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] |access-date=May 19, 2024 |date=4 February 2019}}</ref> He is a member of the [[World Economic Forum]]'s Expert Network,<ref name="Strategic Intelligence">{{cite web |title=Strategic Intelligence |url=https://intelligence.weforum.org/monitor/emerging-themes/d838bb6ab17b4167b18b93bd81a03ac5 |website=[[World Economic Forum]] |access-date=18 May 2024 |language=en |date=7 October 2020 |archive-date=25 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725135906/https://intelligence.weforum.org/monitor/emerging-themes/d838bb6ab17b4167b18b93bd81a03ac5 |url-status=live }}</ref> an executive fellow at [[Harvard Business School]], and a Visiting Fellow at the [[University of Oxford]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Azeem Azhar |url=https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/azeem-azhar/ |website=[[World Economic Forum]] |access-date=18 May 2024 |archive-date=28 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928212527/https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/azeem-azhar |url-status=live }}</ref>
Azhar was named to the ''[[Vox (website)|Vox]]'' 2023 Future Perfect 50 list. <ref name="Azeem Azhar is drawing a road map to a better future" /> He was named to the 2023 Charter 30 list.<ref name="Charter 30: The Leaders, Thinkers, and Innovators Shaping the Future of Work">{{cite magazine |last1=Nazeer |first1=Cari |title=Charter 30: The Leaders, Thinkers, and Innovators Shaping the Future of Work |url=https://time.com/charter/6959670/charter-30/ |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |publisher=Charter |access-date=21 May 2024 |language=en |date=22 March 2024}}</ref>

== References ==
== References ==
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Azeem Azhar
Born1972 (age 51–52)[1]
NationalityBritish
EducationOxford University
Occupation(s)Technology entrepreneur and author

Azeem Azhar (born 1972) is a British technology entrepreneur and author. He founded the research group, Exponential View, and web technology company, PeerIndex.

Azhar wrote The Exponential Age: How Accelerating Technology is Transforming Business, Politics and Society, and hosts the podcast Exponential View, distributed by Harvard Business Review,[2] and the Bloomberg Originals television show and podcast Exponentially with Azeem Azhar.[3]

Biography

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Azhar was born in 1972. He studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Merton College, Oxford University.

Career

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In the 1990s, Azhar became a journalist,[1] as a technology correspondent for The Guardian, where he published stories on the internet and designed the online (Go2) platform.[4] He later became the business correspondent for The Economist.[5] From 1997 to 1999, he was also a strategy manager for the BBC as well as launched the BBC Online.[6] In 2005, he became head of innovation for Reuters.[5] In 2004, Azhar was appointed to the Ofcom Communications Consumer Panel.[6]

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] He founded PeerIndex, a social media analytics company in 2009. PeerIndex won the Europas Grand Prix in 2011, and was acquired by Brandwatch in 2014.[7][8]

In 2015, Azhar founded Exponential View, a research group that creates newsletters about AI and technological transformations.[9][10] It was described by the Boise State Public Radio as the "leading newsletter and podcast on the impact of technology on our future economy and society".[11]

Azhar is the host of the Bloomberg Originals television show and podcast Exponentially with Azeem Azhar.[3]

Azhar is a member of the World Economic Forum's Expert Network,[12] and co-chair of its Global Future Council on the Future of Complex Risks.[13] He is also an executive fellow at Harvard Business School, and a Visiting Fellow at the University of Oxford.[14]

Publications

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Azhar is the author of The Exponential Age: How Accelerating Technology is Transforming Business, Politics and Society (2021).

Accolades

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Azhar was named to the Vox 2023 Future Perfect 50 list. [1] He was named to the 2023 Charter 30 list.[15]

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ "HBR presents Exponential View". Harvard Business Review. 1 April 2019. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b c 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. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Kustra, Bob (5 January 2024). ""The Exponential Age" By Azeem Azhar". Boise State Public Radio. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  12. ^ "Strategic Intelligence". World Economic Forum. 7 October 2020. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  13. ^ Elliott, David (February 13, 2024). https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/02/trust-technology-ai-citizen-participation/%7CWorld Economic Forum. Retrieved October 22, 2024
  14. ^ "Azeem Azhar". World Economic Forum. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  15. ^ Nazeer, Cari (22 March 2024). "Charter 30: The Leaders, Thinkers, and Innovators Shaping the Future of Work". Time. Charter. Retrieved 21 May 2024.