Alexander Eberts

Athlete, Change agent, Designer, Entrepreneur, Idea generator, Musician, Philanthropist, Startup, Technologist

Alex Eberts brings over 8 years of software product management and entrepreneurial experience to Akoha. As a co-founder of Zero-Knowlege Systems, Alex served as Product Manager and VP Software Development from 1998 to 2001, Alex led the initial team that produced “Freedom” - an award-winning internet privacy product. After leaving Zero-Knowledge in 2002 Alex founded Redwing Technology a software design and consulting firm which successfully completed projects for a wide range of clients including MediaNet Systems, Precision H2, Openface Internet and RadialPoint. From the past 18 months, Alex worked as a videogame Producer at Ubisoft where he managed a team of over sixty talented artists and engineers who's goal was to create an original title for the Xbox 360. Alex has a BA in Humanistic Studies and a minor in Computer Science from McGill University.

* Social Entrepreneurship * Game Design * Visual Thinking * Great User Experiences * Hacking happiness

Game Design, product development

I was told about TED by my friend and partner Austin Hill. Every time he came back from TED I would devour the DVDs. The TED talks inspired my thinking and changed the way that I saw the world. Over time, a few of my favorite TED talks came together in my mind and inspired my current project, "Akoha" - a "pay it forward" social network.

I have a black belt in Aikibudo and I make a mean risotto :-)