​Co-founder and President

Pari Esfandiari is a member of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) – Euralo at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). She servers at the APCO Worldwide’s International Advisory Council and is a member of the Action Council at the Atlantic Council’s GeoTech Center. She is also the founder and CEO at the Pario Consultants, an international technology investment and incubating company. Previously, she was a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council. 

Esfandiari is a serial entrepreneur, internet pioneer, and sustainable development executive. Her extensive international background includes leadership, advisory, and investment positions with organizations and corporations in China, Europe, the Middle East, and the United States. She has worked across diverse industries ranging from FinTech, gaming, communications, and e-commerce to sustainability and smart cities. Her social enterprise offers cross-border/discipline collaborative tools to champion women’s role in sustainable development. It was showcased by UNESCO and supported by the Google Foundation. She has a doctorate from Oxford Brookes University in the sustainability business and is an avid environmentalist.