A lover of all things blueberry and/or avocado, Hamoon Ekhtiari is the director of Studio Y at MaRS, a program that supports exceptional young people in driving positive change in their own lives, in our communities and in the systems we live in. He is also the co-founder of CatalystsX, a social enterprise that has raised over $900,000 to date, and a fellow of the School for Social Entrepreneurs-Ontario. Hamoon joined MaRS from Deloitte, where he most recently helped build the company’s consulting business in the Caribbean. He has also served as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Waterloo and previously worked at Family Services Toronto. Hamoon completed both his undergraduate and graduate degrees at the University of Waterloo, and was recently recognized with an Alumni Achievement Award from the school.

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