Parag Khanna — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Founder & CEO at AlphaGeo, an AI-powered geospatial analytics platform (since 2021).
Managing Partner at FutureMap (since 2018) and previously Managing Partner at Hybrid Reality (2010-2018).
Author of multiple bestselling books, including 'MOVE: The Forces Uprooting Us' (2021) and 'The Future is Asian' (2019).
Co-authored 'Hybrid Reality' (2012), which introduced concepts like 'geotechnology' and 'Technology Quotient (TQ)'.
Served as Senior Geopolitical Advisor to US Special Operations Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2007.
Holds a PhD in International Relations from the London School of Economics and degrees from Georgetown University.
Named one of Esquire’s “75 Most Influential People of the 21st Century” and a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum.

Biography

Dr. Parag Khanna is a prominent global strategy advisor, world traveler, and bestselling author. He is the Founder & CEO of AlphaGeo, an AI-powered geospatial analytics platform launched in 2021, and also serves as Managing Partner at FutureMap since 2018.

Dr. Khanna holds a PhD in International Relations from the London School of Economics, and earned his Bachelor of Science in International Affairs and Master of Arts in Security Studies from Georgetown University.