Meet Khandker Ahamed

Innovation Leader, Design Thinking Practitioner, & Future of Work Influencer

Forbes honored Khandker Ahamed on the Forbes Next 1000, a list of inspiring entrepreneurs and small business leaders—many from diverse, underrepresented communities—who are redefining what it means to build and run a business amid the new normal. The Next 1000 list, presented by Square, spotlights a total of 1,000 entrepreneurs who are announced each quarter in installments of 250 standouts.

“Khandker you are an inspiration to me with your passion to learn and commitment to help kids through your non-profit Kids Ivy Tutors! You're ahead of where I was at your age”

- PAUL DAUGHERTY

Chief Technology & Innovation Officer, Accenture

Khandker Specialize In...

Khandker is a product and design strategy leader with 7 years of experience in design thinking and innovation. He led cross-functional teams to rapidly prototype and experiment, uncovering insights to launch multiple successful products through user-centric approach. He's Passionate about storytelling and solving customer problems with creative solutions.

Innovation
Strategy

Driving innovation across global teams, implementing hypothesis-driven models, design thinking principles, and fostering a culture of rapid experimentation and data-driven decision-making to reduce product risk and enhance organizational innovation.

Design Thinking & User-Centric Product Development

Pioneering design thinking to deliver user-centric solutions, emphasizing empathy and collaboration in developing products that meet and exceed user needs.

Organizational Design & Digital Transformation

Shaping agile, responsive organizational structures that are primed for the rapid adoption of emerging technologies, ensuring operational excellence and market competitiveness

Emerging Technologies & Market Disruption

Championing the exploration and integration of cutting-edge technologies, from AI and VR to IoT, to spearhead transformative products and services that redefine industries

Working With the Best

Recent Articles

Inclusive Innovation: a concept for economic mobility and equality for all

The New 4 P’s of marketing

Your Skin Color Doesn’t Make You a Criminal: Brothers and Sisters I Stand With You

Inclusive Innovation: a concept for economic mobility and equality for all

The New 4 P’s of marketing

Your Skin Color Doesn’t Make You a Criminal: Brothers and Sisters I Stand With You

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About Me

Khandker is a forward-thinking innovator specializing in design thinking and strategic innovation, currently leading innovation efforts at General Motors. With a deep commitment to shaping the innovation landscape with emerging technologie, his expertise spans across pivotal roles at Accenture Stanford University and Adecco, where he developed and implemented groundbreaking human-centered design strategies and digital solutions.

His entrepreneurial spirit is evidenced by co-founding Kids Ivy Tutors, an initiative that significantly contributed to educational innovation. Although no longer with the startup, the experience enriched his understanding of leveraging mentorship and skills development to impact future generations.

He's been recognized by Bloomberg, Forbes, United Nations, Clinton Global Initiative, Adecco, City College of New York, Intuit, Zahn Innovation Center, Stanford University, International Young Leaders Assembly, and other major media platforms/ organizations for his work as a social entrepreneur and in The Future of Work.

Khandker was born in Bangladesh and grew up in New York City, Khandker is a first-generation City College of New York alum with a B.S. in Product Management and Social Entrepreneurship.

Driven by his passion for empowering youths, building community, and experience working with Fortune 500 companies: Accenture, The Adecco Group, and Intuit, he's devoted to serving his community and impacting the future of work.