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'''Omar Mansoor Ansari''' has been the Director of [[The Founder Institute]] since January 2014; it is the world's largest entrepreneur training and startup launch program, and he has held that position since January 2014.<ref name="linkedin">[https://www.linkedin.com/in/omansari Omar Mansoor Ansari], LinkedIn.com.</ref> He has also been the President of the technology firm TechNation since January 2010.<ref name="linkedin"></ref>
Ansari is quite involved with the tech community of Afghanistan, and holds many positions such as:<ref name="linkedin"></ref>
* Chairman of [[NICTAA|The National ICT Alliance of Afghanistan]], a consortium of ICT players in the private sector, civil society and academia, since May 2007;
* Board Director of [[WITSA|World Information Technology and Services Alliance]], a consortium of ICT members from over 82 countries, since October 2012;
* Founder of [[TechWomen Afghanistan]], a platform aimed at increasing women's participation in society through the use of ICTs, since May 2012;
* Cofounder and Board Director of [[OSACA|Open Source Alliance of Central Asia]], a consortium of Central Asian and South Asian Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) users and developers, since October 2011.
ICANN 51 in Los Angeles was his first [[ICANN Meetings|ICANN Meeting]], where he was an [[ICANN Fellow]]. He has also attended [[IGF]] and [[WSIS]], and is involved with [[ISOC]].<ref name="intake">ICANN 51 Intake Form. Retrieved 2014 November 2.</ref>
==References==
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|born = Afghanistan
|country = Afghanistan
|email = oansari@technation.af
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|twitter =
|facebook =
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'''Omar Mansoor Ansari''' has been the Director of [[The Founder Institute]] since January 2014; it is the world's largest entrepreneur training and startup launch program, and he has held that position since January 2014.<ref name="linkedin">[https://www.linkedin.com/in/omansari Omar Mansoor Ansari], LinkedIn.com.</ref> He has also been the President of the technology firm TechNation since January 2010.<ref name="linkedin"></ref>
Ansari is quite involved with the tech community of Afghanistan, and holds many positions such as:<ref name="linkedin"></ref>
* Chairman of [[NICTAA|The National ICT Alliance of Afghanistan]], a consortium of ICT players in the private sector, civil society and academia, since May 2007;
* Board Director of [[WITSA|World Information Technology and Services Alliance]], a consortium of ICT members from over 82 countries, since October 2012;
* Founder of [[TechWomen Afghanistan]], a platform aimed at increasing women's participation in society through the use of ICTs, since May 2012;
* Cofounder and Board Director of [[OSACA|Open Source Alliance of Central Asia]], a consortium of Central Asian and South Asian Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) users and developers, since October 2011.
ICANN 51 in Los Angeles was his first [[ICANN Meetings|ICANN Meeting]], where he was an [[ICANN Fellow]]. He has also attended [[IGF]] and [[WSIS]], and is involved with [[ISOC]].<ref name="intake">ICANN 51 Intake Form. Retrieved 2014 November 2.</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:People]]