He is formerly CEO and co-founder of Dopplr, the social atlas for smart travelers around the world, which was acquired by Nokia in 2009. Previously, Ahtisaari was Director of Design Strategy at Nokia and Head of Brand and Design at Blyk, the free mobile service for young people, funded by advertising. In the nineties Marko was a lecturer, Fellow of the Faculty of Philosophy at Columbia University and played music professionally in New York. He serves on the Board of Directors of Artek and WITNESS.