Hamoon Ekhtiari

Hamoon is the director of Studio Y at MaRS. The initiative is focused on fostering a movement of young systems change leaders equipped to thrive in the new economy and drive impact in the world around them.

Hamoon joins MaRS from Deloitte, where he most recently helped build Deloitte’s consulting business in the Caribbean. Hamoon is also the co-founder of CatalystsX, a youth-led community of people dedicated to building a fun culture of personal and systems transformation towards a better future.

Hamoon has also served as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Waterloo and worked at Family Services Toronto. He completed both his undergraduate and graduate degrees at the University of Waterloo and is also a fellow of the School for Social Entrepreneurs-Ontario.