Anousheh Ansari
Director/Board Member at JABIL INC.
Net worth: 5 M $ as of 2024-03-30
Profile
Anousheh Ansari is the founder of Telecom Technologies, Inc. (founded in 1993) and Prodea, Inc. (founded in 2006).
She was the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Telecom Technologies, Inc. from 1993 to 2001.
She is currently the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Prodea, Inc. since 2011 and the Chairman of Prodea Systems, Inc. since 2018.
Ms. Ansari is also the founder of Beyond Imagination, Inc. Ms. Ansari's current jobs include being the Chief Executive Officer & Director of X PRIZE Foundation since 2018, the Chairman of Sceye, Inc. since 2016, and an Independent Director of Jabil, Inc. since 2016.
Her former jobs include being an Independent Director of Xos, Inc. from 2021 to 2023, and the General Manager & Vice President of Sonus, Inc. from 2001 to 2006, and the Vice President & GM-Softswitch Division of Sonus Networks, Inc. from 2001 to 2006.
Ms. Ansari's education includes a graduate degree from George Washington University and an undergraduate degree from George Mason University.
Known holdings in public companies
| Company | Date | Number of shares | Valuation | Valuation date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
JABIL INC.
0.03% | 2023-11-29 | 38,000 ( 0.03% ) | 5 M $ | 2024-03-30 |
Anousheh Ansari active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| JABIL INC. | Director/Board Member | 2016-01-20 |
X PRIZE Foundation
 X PRIZE Foundation Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services X PRIZE Foundation creates educational programming for students and space enthusiasts. It offers services in space and ocean exploration, life sciences, energy and environment, education, and global development areas. The company was founded by Peter Diamandis in 1995 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA. | Chief Executive Officer | 2018-09-30 |
Prodea, Inc.
 Prodea, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Founded by Anousheh Ansari and Amir Ansari, Prodea, Inc. is a venture capital firm located in Richardson, Texas. The firm is the general partner of E-ZAD Partnership Limited. | Chief Executive Officer | 2006-09-17 |
Prodea Systems, Inc.
 Prodea Systems, Inc. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Prodea Systems, Inc. operates as a technology and services management company. It serves the security, digital health, education, energy and e-government markets. The company was founded by Hamid Ansari, Anousheh Ansari and Amir Ansari on September 18, 2006 and is headquartered in Richardson, TX. | Founder | 2011-07-10 |
Sceye, Inc.
 Sceye, Inc. Aerospace & DefenseElectronic Technology Sceye, Inc. is a material science company. The company is based in Moriarty, NM and has subsidiaries in Switzerland. Sceye was founded in 2014 by Mikkel Vestergaard Frandsen. Mikkel Vestergaard Frandsen has been the CEO since 2014. | Chairman | 2015-12-31 |
Former positions of Anousheh Ansari
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| XOS, INC. | Director/Board Member | 2023-11-15 |
| Sonus Networks, Inc. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2005-12-31 |
Sonus, Inc.
 Sonus, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Sonus, Inc. provides networked solutions for communications service providers and enterprises to help them advance, protect, and unify their communications and improve collaboration. Its products include session border controllers, policy/routing servers, media and signalling gateways and network analytics tools. The company's solutions address the need for communications service providers and enterprises to seamlessly link and leverage multivendor, multiprotocol communications systems and applications across their networks, around the world and in a rapidly changing ecosystem of IP-enabled devices such as smartphones and tablets. Sonus was founded in August 1997 and is headquartered in Westford, MA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2005-12-31 |
Telecom Technologies, Inc.
 Telecom Technologies, Inc. Specialty StoresRetail Trade Part of Earthshine International Ltd., Telecom Technologies, Inc. is an American company that develops, finances, and operates retail telecommunication centers. The private company was founded by Anousheh Ansari. | Chief Executive Officer | 2000-12-31 |
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Training of Anousheh Ansari
| George Washington University | Graduate Degree |
| George Mason University | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 2 |
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| JABIL INC. | Electronic Technology |
| XOS, INC. | Consumer Durables |
| Private companies | 8 |
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Sonus, Inc.
Sonus, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Sonus, Inc. provides networked solutions for communications service providers and enterprises to help them advance, protect, and unify their communications and improve collaboration. Its products include session border controllers, policy/routing servers, media and signalling gateways and network analytics tools. The company's solutions address the need for communications service providers and enterprises to seamlessly link and leverage multivendor, multiprotocol communications systems and applications across their networks, around the world and in a rapidly changing ecosystem of IP-enabled devices such as smartphones and tablets. Sonus was founded in August 1997 and is headquartered in Westford, MA. | Technology Services |
Telecom Technologies, Inc.
Telecom Technologies, Inc. Specialty StoresRetail Trade Part of Earthshine International Ltd., Telecom Technologies, Inc. is an American company that develops, finances, and operates retail telecommunication centers. The private company was founded by Anousheh Ansari. | Retail Trade |
X PRIZE Foundation
X PRIZE Foundation Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services X PRIZE Foundation creates educational programming for students and space enthusiasts. It offers services in space and ocean exploration, life sciences, energy and environment, education, and global development areas. The company was founded by Peter Diamandis in 1995 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA. | Commercial Services |
Prodea, Inc.
Prodea, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Founded by Anousheh Ansari and Amir Ansari, Prodea, Inc. is a venture capital firm located in Richardson, Texas. The firm is the general partner of E-ZAD Partnership Limited. | Finance |
Prodea Systems, Inc.
Prodea Systems, Inc. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Prodea Systems, Inc. operates as a technology and services management company. It serves the security, digital health, education, energy and e-government markets. The company was founded by Hamid Ansari, Anousheh Ansari and Amir Ansari on September 18, 2006 and is headquartered in Richardson, TX. | Electronic Technology |
Beyond Imagination, Inc.
 Beyond Imagination, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Beyond Imagination, Inc. is a robotics and AI platform company that focuses on bringing humanoid robots to the market quickly. The company is based in Burbank, CA. The company partner a human pilot with an evolving AI brain to deploy their beomni robotics platform across a wide range of commercial applications. Beyond Imagination is actively seeking business partners and investors for its series A round. The company was founded by Jim Gianopulos, Andrew K. Nikou, Robert Joseph Hariri Gordon, Dean L. Kamen, Paul E. Jacobs, Raymond C. Kurzweil, Anousheh Ansari, Neil A. Jacobstein, Skip Brittenham, Tony Robbins, Harry Kloor, who has been the CEO since incorporation. | Producer Manufacturing |
| Sonus Networks, Inc. | |
Sceye, Inc.
Sceye, Inc. Aerospace & DefenseElectronic Technology Sceye, Inc. is a material science company. The company is based in Moriarty, NM and has subsidiaries in Switzerland. Sceye was founded in 2014 by Mikkel Vestergaard Frandsen. Mikkel Vestergaard Frandsen has been the CEO since 2014. | Electronic Technology |
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