Azeem Azhar

Azeem Azhar is a leading analyst of exponential technologies, helping organisations understand and navigate the transformative impact of AI, innovation and rapid technological change.

A renowned technology analyst, author and entrepreneur who helps organisations make sense of how rapidly advancing technologies are reshaping the economy, society and the future of work. As the founder of Exponential View, a highly regarded newsletter and podcast followed by global leaders, Azeem explores the intersection of AI, climate tech, innovation, and geopolitics—offering clear, informed insight into what comes next and how to prepare for it.

Azeem’s influential book, The Exponential Age: How Accelerating Technology is Transforming Business, Politics and Society, provides a compelling framework for understanding how exponential change is widening the gap between how technology evolves and how institutions adapt. The book has been praised for its clarity, balance and real-world relevance, and has shaped thinking across boardrooms, policy circles and investment communities.

His podcast, Exponential View (distributed by Harvard Business Review), and the Bloomberg Originals show Exponentially with Azeem Azhar extend these conversations to a wider audience, featuring in-depth interviews with leading thinkers and practitioners across tech, business and public policy.

Azeem’s career spans journalism, venture capital and entrepreneurship. He has held senior roles at The Economist, the BBC and The Guardian, and was the founder of PeerIndex, a social media analytics platform later acquired by Brandwatch. He is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Expert Network and co-chair of its Global Future Council on Complex Risks, reflecting his ongoing engagement in shaping policy and global dialogue.

What sets Azeem apart is his ability to cut through hype and complexity. His briefings are informed, accessible and grounded in both research and lived experience—making him a valued advisor to businesses, investors and institutions navigating uncertainty. He offers not just a view of the future, but a set of tools and ideas for leading in it.

Azeem Azhar helps organisations understand how to thrive in a world of accelerating change—combining technological foresight with practical, strategic thinking.