David Wyler

David M. Wyler (born 23 December 1985, Breda)[1] is a Dutch entrepreneur. He was co-founder and COO of HUMIN[2][3] which was successfully sold to Tinder. He now serves as VP of partnerships for the company. He is also Co-founder and Vice-Chairman of the Kairos Society[4] an organization of young entrepreneurs aiming to solve real-world problems.

David Wyler has worked as the managing director for Granaria Holdings BV.[5] Granaria group is a globally operating century old family investment company.

David Wyler sits on the board of advisors for Eight VC[6] and Romulus Capital.[7]

Humin

Humin, has been referred to as a "Social Operating System" and has been named one of the "Top 100 Greatest Innovations of 2014" by Popular Science.[8] Wyler has been credited with getting celebrity backers including Richard Branson, will.i.am, and Ari Emanuel behind the company.[9]

Kairos Society

Main article: Kairos Society

David Wyler is Co-founder and Vice-Chairman of Kairos Society.[10] The Kairos Society runs a fellowship program that brings together undergraduate entrepreneurs from around the world to set-up ventures. In early 2011, Kairos hosted its third annual global summit at the United Nations,[11] New York Stock Exchange,[12] and Rockefeller Estate,[13] and showcased 50 of the most innovative ventures launched by the Society's fellows that year.[14] In April 2011, the Society hosted its Europe Summit in The Hague, Netherlands,[15] in partnership with the inaugural World Foresight Forum.

X-prize foundation

David Wyler sits on the innovation board of the X-prize foundation.[16] The Innovation Board is a group of philanthropists actively engaged with Foundation Leadership on strategic topics such as defining our annual Grand Challenges and areas of focus for the Board of Trustees' Visioneering. The Innovation Board also works closely with the Foundation to identify strategic partners and opportunities.

Singularity University Graduate Studies Program

In 2010 David Wyler was selected as one of 80 students worldwide to participate in the Singularity University[17] Graduate Studies Program, an interdisciplinary program based at the NASA Ames campus in Silicon Valley. Singularity University brings together leaders in business, science, and technology to facilitate the development of technologies that address humanity's greatest challenges.

Forum recognition

He has been recognized as a Young Global Leader by the World Foresight Forum and the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, as well as a Leader del Futuro by the Ambrosetti Forum.

Forbes recognition

In 2015 Wyler was recognized by Forbes in their 30 under 30 list.[18][19]

University of Amsterdam

David Wyler graduated from the University of Amsterdam majoring in European Studies and Economics.

References

  1. ↑ Curriculum vitae at Granaria website
  2. ↑ David Wyler founder of Humin
  3. ↑ Bloomberg
  4. ↑ The Kairos Society
  5. ↑ Granaria
  6. ↑ Eight VC
  7. ↑ Romulus Capital
  8. ↑ Popular Science article
  9. ↑ Dutch Financieel Dagblad article
  10. ↑ The Kairos Society
  11. ↑ United Nations
  12. ↑ New York Stock Exchange
  13. ↑ Rockefeller Estate,
  14. ↑ Huffingtonpost article about Kairos Society Summit
  15. ↑ The Haque, Netherlands
  16. ↑ Xprize innovation board David Wyler
  17. ↑ The graduate-studies-program at Singularity University
  18. ↑ The Kairos Society and Forbes 30 under 30/
  19. ↑ Interview on Quotenet.nl about David Wyler entering the Forbes 30 under 30 (written in Dutch lanquage)
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