#13 UPGRADE (RO): Salim Ismail, Singularity University / XPRIZE / author “Exponential Organizations"

Salim is the best-selling author of Exponential Organizations, a sought-after business strategist, and a serial entrepreneur, having founded technology companies including Confabb, PubSub Concepts, and Ångströ, which was acquired by Google in 2010.

He led Brickhouse, Yahoo!’s internal incubator, and was recently named an XPRIZE Foundation Board member. Salim is also Founding Executive Director of Singularity University; Chairman of ExO Works; Founder of The ExO Foundation; an Aion Advisory Board member; Board Member of Rokk3r Inc. and General Partner of Rokk3r Fuel ExO Venture Fund.