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Usman Iftikhar

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Co-Founder & CEO at Catalysr · First Believer at Startmate

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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About

Usman Iftikhar is CEO of Catalysr, a pre-accelerator program for migrants and refugees, and has worked across for-profit and nonprofit sectors for 15 years across multiple countries. He has received recognition including the 2018 Commonwealth Young Person of the Year award and multiple fellowships and leadership honors in Australia and the Asia Pacific region. His work focuses on addressing climate change and the global refugee crisis.

Experience

  1. Catalysr - Pre-accelerator for Migrants & RefugeesCEOcurrent2018 — presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
  2. Catalysr - Pre-accelerator for Migrants & RefugeesCo-Founder & COO2016 — 2018Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  3. Backbone PartnersVenture Partnercurrent2022 — presentAustralia
  4. Catalysr XCo-Founder and Chief Consultantcurrent2021 — presentAustralia
  5. SpaceBase NZHead of Growth and Partnershipscurrent2020 — presentMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
  6. StartmateFirst Believercurrent2020 — present
  7. Space without bordersCo-Foundercurrent2018 — presentAustralia
  8. World Economic ForumGlobal Shaper2019 — 2023Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  9. i4 ConnectCommercialisation Facilitator, Entrepreneurs’ Programme2020 — 2022New South Wales, Australia
  10. Obama FoundationObama Leader: Asia-Pacific2019 — 2020Greater Sydney Area
  11. Edmund Hillary Fellowship (EHF)Fellow Cohort 5 (Karamu)2019 — 2020Greater Hamilton Area
  12. Westpac FoundationWestpac Social Change Fellow2019 — 2020Greater Sydney Area
  13. Regional Opportunities AustraliaNon Executive Director2019 — 2020Australia
  14. G20 Young Entrepreneurs AllianceAustralian Lead - Entrepreneur Visa Working Group2017 — 2020Berlin, Berlin, Germany
  15. YLab GlobalAssociate Consultant2016 — 2019
  16. AMPAMP Tomorrow Maker2018 — 2019Greater Sydney Area
  17. Singularity UniversityGlobal Solutions Program (GSP 2017) Fellow2017NASA Research Park, Silicon Valley
  18. EnergyLabDirector Of Special Projects2016 — 2017Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  19. EnergyLabProject Manager at Climathon Sydney2016Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  20. The Foundation for Young Australians (FYA)Young Social Pioneer2016
  21. School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE) AustraliaAssociate Fellow2016Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  22. GetUpCampaigns Trainee2015Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  23. University of WollongongAcademic Tutor2015Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
  24. DroppointBusiness Consultant - iUniVative 20142014Kiama, Australia
  25. Sutherland Shire CouncilBusiness Development Intern - UniVative Regional2013New South Wales, Australia
  26. AIESEC South AfricaNational Vice President - Outgoing Exchange/Supply & Talent Management2012City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
  27. AIESECExpansion President2011 — 2012Topi, Pakistan
  28. AIESECInternational Management Trainee2011Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Skills & more

Leadership99Organizational Development93Market Research69Project Management62Strategic Planning38Recruiting23Teamwork59Event Management29Public Speaking28Cross-functional Team Leadership17Engineering23Entrepreneurship24
+12 moreResearchSupply Chain ManagementStart-upsMarketing StrategyBusiness StrategyOperations ManagementData AnalysisPublic RelationsAnalysisStrategyAnalytical SkillsTeam Leadership

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Colleagues at Catalysr

Alan Jones
Director at Catalysr
Sam Bricknell
Director at Catalysr
Shariq Najeeb
Content Creator at Catalysr
Shelby Clark
Operations Manager at Catalysr

Frequently asked questions

Who is Usman Iftikhar?
Usman Iftikhar is CEO of Catalysr, a pre-accelerator program for migrants and refugees, and has worked across for-profit and nonprofit sectors for 15 years across multiple countries. He has received recognition including the 2018 Commonwealth Young Person of the Year award and multiple fellowships and leadership honors in Australia and the Asia Pacific region. His work focuses on addressing climate change and the global refugee crisis.
Where does Usman Iftikhar work?
Usman Iftikhar is Co-Founder & CEO at Catalysr.
Where did Usman Iftikhar go to school?
Usman Iftikhar studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Executive Program in Social Entrepreneurship, Business/Commerce); International Space University (Executive Space Course - Asia Pacific); Wade Institute of Entrepreneurship (VC Catalyst Program, Finance).

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