Lisa Sounio
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Lisa Sounio is a past CEO and the current chairperson of social networking site Dopplr
. She is also the CEO of her own design management consultancy Sonay
. She has a has a background in industrial design management. Early in her career she worked as a sales- and export manager in the Finnish furniture industry. Before becoming an entrepreneur she worked for Iittala
where she was in charge of branding and product design development.
Sounio has a masters degree from the Helsinki School of Economics
. She has also studied at the University of Art and Design Helsinki
and at the Helsinki University of Technology
. She is also a columnist and public speaker. Sounio is married to and a business partner of Marko Ahtisaari
.
Dopplr
Dopplr is a free social networking service, launched in 2007, that allows users to create itineraries of their travel plans and spot correlations with their contacts’ travel plans in order to arrange meetings at any point on their journey. Additional features include allowing the user to calculate...
. She is also the CEO of her own design management consultancy Sonay
Sonay
In Azerbaijan folklore the last moony nights of summer is called Sonay . In Azerbaijani mythical thought the sun and the moon are eternally in love. They will never get to each other....
. She has a has a background in industrial design management. Early in her career she worked as a sales- and export manager in the Finnish furniture industry. Before becoming an entrepreneur she worked for Iittala
Iittala
Iittala is a Finnish design company specialising in houseware objects made on the principle of "modern Scandinavian design". [N.B. The official logo of the Company is all in lower case - iittala. Using upper case for the initial i can cause some confusion as it may be mistaken for an L.] The Iittala...
where she was in charge of branding and product design development.
Sounio has a masters degree from the Helsinki School of Economics
Helsinki School of Economics
The Aalto University School of Economics , known as Helsinki School of Economics until 2009, is the largest and leading business school in Finland and one of the most renowned in Europe...
. She has also studied at the University of Art and Design Helsinki
University of Art and Design Helsinki
Aalto University School of Art and Design , known commonly as TaiK, is the largest art university in the Nordic countries, and was founded in 1871. Media Centre Lume – the National Research and Development Center of audiovisual media – is also located in the university...
and at the Helsinki University of Technology
Helsinki University of Technology
Aalto University School of Science and Technology , was the temporary name for Helsinki University of Technology during the process of forming the Aalto University...
. She is also a columnist and public speaker. Sounio is married to and a business partner of Marko Ahtisaari
Marko Ahtisaari
Marko Ahtisaari is a Finnish technology entrepreneur and musician.Marko Ahtisaari is the son of Martti Ahtisaari, a former UN diplomat, President of Finland...
.