DK Matai
B Eng
Executive Chairman(The company name is only visible to registered members)
- E14 5DY London
- United Kingdom
Personal information
- Wants
- DK Matai is an engineer turned entrepreneur and philanthropist with a keen interest in the well being of global society. DK founded mi2g in 1995, the global risk specialists, in London, UK, whilst developing simulations for his PhD at Imperial College. DK helped found ATCA - The Asymmetric Threats Contingency Alliance - in 2001, a philanthropic expert initiative to address complex global challenges through Socratic dialogue and joint executive action to build a wisdom based global economy. ATCA addresses opportunities and threats arising from climate chaos, radical poverty, organised crime, extremism, informatics, nanotechnology, robotics, genetics, artificial intelligence and financial systems. ATCA has 5, 000+ distinguished members from over 100 countries: including several from the House of Lords, House of Commons, EU Parliament, US Congress & Senate, G10's Senior Government officials and over 1, 500 CEOs from financial institutions, scientific corporates, NGOs and 750+ Profs from academic centres of excellence.
- Haves
- Specialties: Helping to build a better world - Private, Public & NGO roles, New Paradigms - 21st Century Holistic Wealth Management, Holistic Wealth Mgmnt - Ethics in Technology Investing, Asymmetric Threats with Unintended Consequences, and Anytime, Anywhere, Active Computing Security 21st Century. The Startup's Guide to Net Security & Managing Digital Risk Critical role of micro-finance in reducing radical poverty Role of The Philanthropia in resolving Complex Global Risks
- Interests
- Philanthropy - DK co-founded The Philanthropia in 2005 - to include the Trinity Club, Syndicates and Ethical Investment Funds - with 1, 000 leading philanthropists, family offices, foundations, private banks, NGOs and specialist advisors to resolve complex global challenges through collaborative & sustained efforts. DK's other voluntary interests are Sant Bani (Voice of Saints), a culturally diverse fellowship dedicated to the unity of humankind, World Future Council's Board of Advisors and Donors, The Shirley Foundation, Oxford Internet Institute at University of Oxford, Tomorrow's Company and The Trinity Forum, where he advises on a pro bono basis.
Professional experience
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- to present
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(Only visible for registered members)
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Jan 2005
- present
(7 years, 5 months)
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Industry: Non-Profit Organization
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Jan 2005
- present
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Jan 1988
- Jun 1990
(2 years, 6 months)
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Industry: Computer Hardware
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Jan 1988
- Jun 1990
- Employment status
- Entrepreneur
Educational background
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Southampton
Electronics Engineering, B Eng
High Performance Computing, Super Computing and Massive Parallel Processing
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Imperial College London
High Performance Computing, PhD
Asymmetric Threats and Opportunities in a 21st Century Networked Environment.
- Languages
- English (Fluent), German (Good knowledge), French (Good knowledge), Italian (Basic knowledge), Hindi, Urdu, Persian
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