Mr. Ansari is a renowned technology entrepreneur and Internet advocate who has vast experience in technology systems, content, and education. He helped tens of startups to establish and grow. Ansari previously served as a Board Director with over 7 national, regional and global institutions, such as the Afghan Computer Science Association, Open Source Afghanistan, National ICT Alliance of Afghanistan, Open Source Alliance of Central Asia, World IT and Services Alliance, Internet Society Afghanistan, and IT Companies Association of Afghanistan. In 2016 Mr. Ansari was appointed by the UN Secretary-General as a Member of the Global Internet Governance Forum (IGF)’s Multi stakeholder Advisory Group to advise the Secretary-General on the program and schedule of the UN IGF meetings. He also worked with Microsoft, Facebook, and Google on various technology and content-related initiatives.