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Fardad, a purpose-driven entrepreneur in communication technology has founded and placed two companies among the fastest growing companies in the United States.
Growing up in Iran during the invasion of Iraq, his vision of overcoming language barriers was ingrained in his childhood. In his early twenties, Fardad took this vision and moved to the United States, from where he began transforming global communication through the launch of several successful commercial projects and market expansions, spanning from the Americas to Europe and Asia.
In 2012, he was part of the design and implementation of a complete makeover of the United Nations meeting facilities. It has also played a key supporting role as a high-end equipment supplier to several iterations of the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings, and to several European institutions. In 2016, Fardad co-founded AVAtronics, a Swiss technology company focused on active noise cancellation technology with applications in headphones, smart speakers, conferencing and smart TVs.
And in 2017, Fardad founded KUDO, where his combination of 12,000 professional interpreters and an innovative AI-powered voice translator are bringing global organizations into a world where everyone can understand and be understood in their own language.