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David Wyler has worked as the managing director for Granaria Holdings BV. Granaria group is a globally operating century old family investment company. David Wyler sits on the board of advisors for Eight VC and Romulus Capital.
Humin, has been referred to as a "Social Operating System" was named one of the "Top 100 Greatest Innovations of 2014" by Popular Science. Wyler was credited with getting celebrity backers including Richard Branson, will.i.am, and Ari Emanuel behind the company.
David Wyler was Co-founder and Vice-Chairman of Kairos Society. The Kairos Society runs a fellowship program that brings together undergraduate entrepreneurs from around the world to set-up ventures. In early 2011, Kairos hosted its third annual global summit at the United Nations, New York Stock Exchange, and Rockefeller Estate, and showcased 50 of the most innovative ventures launched by the Society's fellows that year. In April 2011, the Society hosted its Europe Summit in The Hague, Netherlands, in partnership with the inaugural World Foresight Forum.
David Wyler sits on the innovation board of the X-prize foundation. The Innovation Board is a group of philanthropists actively engaged with Foundation Leadership on strategic topics such as defining our annual Grand Challenges and areas of focus for the Board of Trustees' Visioneering. The Innovation Board also works closely with the Foundation to identify strategic partners and opportunities.
In 2010 David Wyler was selected as one of 80 students worldwide to participate in the Singularity University Graduate Studies Program, an interdisciplinary program based at the NASA Ames campus in Silicon Valley. Singularity University brings together leaders in business, science, and technology to facilitate the development of technologies that address humanity's greatest challenges.
He has been recognized as a Young Global Leader by the World Foresight Forum and the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, as well as a Leader del Futuro by the Ambrosetti Forum.
In 2015 Wyler was recognized by Forbes in their 30 under 30 list.
David Wyler graduated from the University of Amsterdam majoring in European Studies and Economics.
