Paraj Khanna

Parag Khanna is the founder and CEO of AlphaGeo, an AI-powered geospatial analytics platform, and the founder and managing partner of FutureMap, a strategic advisory firm launched in 2019. He is also a bestselling author of seven books, including Move: Where People Are Going for a Better Future, The Future is Asian, Connectography: Mapping the Future of Global Civilization, How to Run the World, The Second World, and Technocracy in America. His work explores the future of world order, technology-driven governance, and global connectivity.

Alongside his entrepreneurial ventures, Khanna has contributed to global thought leadership through roles as a senior research fellow at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore and as a visiting fellow at LSE IDEAS. He has also served as a senior fellow at the Singapore Institute of International Affairs and as a global contributor for CNN.

Named one of Esquire’s “75 Most Influential People of the 21st Century” and featured in WIRED’s Smart List, Khanna holds a PhD from the London School of Economics and bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. Born in India and raised in the UAE, New York, and Germany, he has traveled to more than 150 countries and is a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum.